sauce essentials: sweet chili sauce

How To Make sauce essentials: sweet chili sauce

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  Gather your ingredients.
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  Place the pepper, chilies, sugar, vinegar, and water into a saucepan over medium heat.
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  Bring the mixture up to the boil, while stirring, then reduce to a low boil, and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
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  Remove from heat, and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
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  Pour the ingredients into a blender, or food processor, fitted with an S-blade.
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  Blend until the mixture is completely smooth.
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  Place back into the saucepan, and slowy simmer until the mixture begins to thicken, about 20 – 25 minutes.
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  Chef's Tip: While the sauce is reducing, check the seasoning and see if it need a bit more sugar... some people like it real sweet.
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  Chef’s Note: The sweetness of this chili sauce comes from the red bell pepper, and the coconut sugar. I would not leave out the pepper; however, if you feel the sauce is too sweet , you could reduce the amount of the sugar.
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  Chef’s Note: The heat of this chili sauce comes from the Poblano chili, if you want it hotter, you could always choose a different chili, such as: Habañero, or Serrano.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Use this sauce as a compliment to chicken, seafood, spring rolls; even a dip for cheese. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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