Ingredients
4 (about 100g) long red chillies
3 (about 10g) red birds’ eye chilli
6 garlic cloves (about 30g) garlic, peeled
150ml water
100g white sugar
15ml white vinegar
15ml fish sauce
4g salt
5g potato starch or cornstarch mixed with 5g water
Instructions
STEP 1
Place chillies and garlic in a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped.
STEP 2
In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the water, sugar, vinegar, fish sauce and salt. Add the chilli and garlic mixture and simmer until sugar dissolves. Then turn heat down and simmer for 5 minutes to let the flavours develop.
STEP 3
Whisk in the potato starch mixture and gently simmer for another minute.
STEP 4
Allow to cool, then store in a glass jar in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.
