"DC." > wrote:
> "Musashi" > wrote in message
>
> > I was given a bottle of Thai "sweet chili sauce". The label says Mae
> > Ploy. . . .
>
> Mae Ploy is the brand name, it's from Thailand & i'm sure Nick's Jun can
> confirm that. It's a fairly common sweet chilli sauce for dipping
> anything like wontons, spring rolls etc. etc.

DC is correct on both counts. We always have a bottle of it on hand.

> It's also a fairly easy
> sauce to make, it consists of finely chopped red chillis although i like
> to pound mine up to a paste, then add sugar, vinegar & gently simmer till
> it reaches a sticky consistency. You can of course google for the recipe
> & make it less sweet. A trick is to add a little salt to cut back the
> sweetness & bring back the sourness of the vinegar, do this gently on the
> simmer. Once you've learnt how to make it.... you won't bother with any
> of the branded ones.

It's so cheap, that we don't find it worth making. Many brands available.
>
> A good way of using up & getting rid of the bottle is to add it to any
> recipes/cooking that requires both sugar & chilli or a dish that has a
> slight 'tart' sharpness to it. . . .

Jun does that, too.

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