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:

1.333333 cups

Distilled White Vinegar

6 tbsps

Water

4 tsps

Sugar

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