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Ingredients

• ✓ thai chili pepper
• water
• white distilled vinegar
• fish sauce
• brown sugar
• ketchup
• sambal chili sauce
• cornstarch
• garlic
• lime juice

Instructions

1. 1 Place 1/2 cup cold fresh water and vinegar in a saucepan. Whisk in Asian fish sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, sambal chili sauce, and cornstarch. Whisk until cornstarch disappears. Place over medium-high heat and bring up to a simmer stirring occasionally. As it bubbles, it will start to thicken up. Remove pan from heat.
2. 2 Whisk garlic and chili into hot mixture. Add fresh lime juice; whisk again. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature before checking for seasonings.
3. 3 If not using immediately, transfer to a glass jar with a lid. Refrigerate.

By John Mitzewich