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Lemon Garlic Chicken

Lemon Garlic Chicken

Make your own 20-minute Thai sweet chilli sauce for Lemon Garlic Chicken. Easy recipe for fresher, tastier glazes and dips. No preservatives.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 1 cups
Calories: 30
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 long red chillies roughly chopped
  • 3 pieces red birds eye chillies roughly chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic peeled
  • 150 ml water
  • 100 g white sugar
  • 15 ml white vinegar
  • 15 ml fish sauce
  • 4 g salt
  • 5 g potato starch or cornstarch mixed with 5g water

Equipment

  • Food processor or sharp knife and cutting board
  • Medium saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Fine-mesh sieve (optional)

Method
 

  1. Roughly chop the long red chillies and birds eye chillies, then pulse them with the garlic cloves in a food processor until finely chopped.
  2. In a medium saucepan, combine the water, white sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, and salt, then add the chilli and garlic mixture.
  3. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves; reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.
  4. Stir the starch-and-water slurry before slowly pouring it into the simmering sauce while whisking continuously.
  5. Let the sauce simmer gently for one more minute, then remove from heat and pour it into a clean glass jar to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 30kcalCarbohydrates: 8gSodium: 125mgPotassium: 15mgSugar: 6gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Feel free to customize the heat level by varying the types of chillies used; less birds eye chillies for milder sauce or additional for heat. This sauce can be stored in a clean, airtight glass jar in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. Shake or stir before using if separation occurs. If the sauce gets too thick after cooling, let it sit at room temperature or stir in a teaspoon of warm water. Experiment with variations like mango or ginger-lime to keep your condiments exciting!
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