Chile Vinegar Dipping Sauce
Serves: 6
Eda Schinner
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
55
Sweetness
52
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Sterilize jar and lid: Wash jar, lid, and screw band in hot soapy water, then rinse well
2
Dry screw band
3
Put empty jar on a rack in a boiling-water canner or a deep 5- to 6-quart pot and add enough hot water to cover by 2 inches
4
Bring to a boil, covered, then boil 10 minutes
5
Remove canner from heat, leaving jar in water
6
Heat lid in water to cover by 2 inches in a small saucepan until thermometer registers 180°F (do not let boil)
7
Remove from heat
8
Keep jar and lid submerged in hot water, covered, until ready to use
9
Wash jar, lid, and screw band in hot soapy water, then rinse well
10
Dry screw band
11
Put empty jar on a rack in a boiling-water canner or a deep 5- to 6-quart pot and add enough hot water to cover by 2 inches
12
Bring to a boil, covered, then boil 10 minutes
13
Remove canner from heat, leaving jar in water
14
Heat lid in water to cover by 2 inches in a small saucepan until thermometer registers 180°F (do not let boil)
15
Remove from heat
16
Keep jar and lid submerged in hot water, covered, until ready to use
17
Make chile vinegar: Carefully remove jar and lid with tongs, then drain jar upside down on a clean kitchen towel and dry lid
18
Pack chiles into jar
19
Bring vinegar to a boil in small saucepan, then remove from heat and pour over chiles
20
Cool to room temperature
21
Wipe off rim of jar with a dampened clean kitchen towel, then top with lid and firmly screw on screw band
22
Chill sealed jar 2 weeks
23
Carefully remove jar and lid with tongs, then drain jar upside down on a clean kitchen towel and dry lid
24
Pack chiles into jar
25
Bring vinegar to a boil in small saucepan, then remove from heat and pour over chiles
26
Cool to room temperature
27
Wipe off rim of jar with a dampened clean kitchen towel, then top with lid and firmly screw on screw band
28
Chill sealed jar 2 weeks
29
Make dipping sauce: Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then stir in red-pepper flakes (if using), 2 tablespoons chile vinegar, and salt to taste
30
Remove from heat and cool to room temperature
31
Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then stir in red-pepper flakes (if using), 2 tablespoons chile vinegar, and salt to taste
32
Remove from heat and cool to room temperature