Thai sweet chilli sauce
A little jar of this home-made condiment is now a staple in our household - it's quick and easy to make and rewards with flavours that are out of all proportion to the effort and cost involved. I add a splash to soups and sauces - especially salad dressing - or to mayonnaise for a chicken sandwich filling, or use as a condiment or dipping sauce for spring rolls etc. Seriously, you will never again be able to settle for a bottle of over-sweet gloopy orange goo from the supermarket shelf. I buy galangal, lemongrass and frozen lime leaves in Chinatown but any Asian shop should have them and you can freeze what you don't use, for next time. It is important to get the ginger, galangal and lemongrass pulped as finely as possible, because they can be quite fibrous and stalky. You can double, triple or quadruple the recipe - it makes a great gift if you pretty up the jar with a nice label. Ingredients Sugar 300g Water 75g Coriander (leaves and stalks) 50g Ga...