I used up a jar of store-bought thai sauce on yummy chicken thai pizzas before deciding that I needed to find a homemade recipe since it has become our favourite pizza! 🙂 For now, anyways! I googled and googled, then found a couple recipes that used ingredients I mostly keep on hand, and adapted them to fit me. Because we all know recipes are meant to be changed, right?! 🙂
This recipe is mostly an adaptation of this one, and we love it! Adjust the amount of red pepper flakes according to how spicy you like your sauce. I say the cilantro is optional because I greatly dislike it and didn’t add it in, and the recipe is still quite good! I hear cilantro is something you either love or hate.
How about you, do you love (or hate) cilantro?? 🙂
Sweet Thai Sauce
1 1/2 tsp dried red pepper flakes
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup vinegar
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup water
4 teaspoons cornstarch
4 tablespoons chopped cilantro (optional)
Combine red pepper flakes, garlic, vinegar, sugar and salt in blender and blend. Pour into a pot. Mix cornstarch and water together until cornstarch is dissolved and add to ingredients in the pot. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro if desired.
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Oh wow! What a simple and easy but tasty looking sauce! Gonna make this tonight and save it for later!
I ❤ cilantro and overload nearly everything I eat with it. I could even stir it into mac'n'cheese! I just love the vibrant green color it gives to dishes.
I made it once with cilantro and it tasted good, although I’m not a huge cilantro fan. 😉 And yes, I love the simplicity of this sauce. I make a batch and freeze half, so I get 2 thai pizzas out of it!
Love your blogs. Thanks for the great, easy to make recipes.
Thank you for the encouragement! I’m all about yummy, easy recipes for sure. 🙂