Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce

This hot and sweet sauce is the best I've made. It tastes like the ones I have tried at Chinese restaurants.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 101 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup rice vinegar
• 1.5 teaspoons dried red pepper flakes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring vinegar to a boil in a small, nonreactive pot. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Reduce heat to low, simmer for 5 minutes, and remove from heat.

Step 2

Mash garlic and salt in a mortar and pestle to a smooth paste. Add paste to sweetened vinegar in the pot. Stir in red pepper flakes. Cool to room temperature before using. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.