Honey Sriracha Sauce
Make this mouth-watering easy Honey Sriracha Sauce with seven easy-to-find ingredients. It is sweet, sticky, and delicious and can be served as a sauce or with chicken, salmon, and more.
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This East Asian sriracha sauce is versatile and delicious. It can be used in various ways with different dishes. Its balanced combination of sweet, sour, and umami flavors enhances any dish. The sriracha sauce adds a spicy kick, the honey adds sweetness, the rice vinegar and lemon add acidity, and the soy sauce adds a savory umami taste. Try this easy recipe to make a well-rounded and sticky sauce.
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Why You Should Try This Recipe
- This honey sriracha sauce is packed with East Asian flavors.
- You only need seven ingredients to make it.
- This honey Sriracha sauce is easy to make.
- The recipe can be doubled or tripled to feed a crowd.
Honey Sriracha Sauce Ingredients
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Unsalted butter: This loosens the sauce and gives it a silky, shiny consistency.
- Sriracha sauce: For the best flavor, select good-quality Sriracha. It can be purchased in Asian supermarkets or online.
- Honey: Use good quality honey for the best flavor.
- Rice vinegar: This adds acidity to the sauce. If you don't have rice wine vinegar, use apple cider vinegar instead.
- Soy sauce: Select good-quality soy sauce. You can also use low-sodium soy sauce as a healthier alternative.
- Garlic: Mince fresh garlic for this recipe. Alternatively, you can use garlic powder.
- Lemon juice: Use a fresh lemon.
Tips and Substitutions
- Taste: Adjust each ingredient to suit your taste. For example, add more honey for sweetness or rice vinegar for acidity. You may also enjoy this Easy Tomato Relish.
- Vinegar: If you are not a fan of rice wine vinegar or don't have it to hand, you can skip it.
How to Make Honey Sriracha Sauce
- First, melt some butter in a pot over medium heat. Then, toss in the rest of the ingredients and whisk until smooth.
2. Next, crank up the heat and let the mixture boil. Once it does, lower the heat and let it simmer for about 10 minutes or until it becomes thick and sticky. Finally, take the pot off the heat and leave it to cool.
3. Serve this sticky honey sriracha sauce with easy crispy chicken wings, salmon, shrimp and more.
Recipe FAQS
The sauce typically contains butter, sriracha sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, lemon and garlic. You can swap or leave out some ingredients according to your preference.
This sauce is made with sriracha chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, salt, and sugar.
Pour the sauce into an air-tight container or glass jar and refrigerate for up to six months.
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Honey Sriracha Sauce
Equipment
- Small saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoon of sriracha sauce
- â…“ cup of honey
- 2 tablespoon of rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoon of soy sauce
- 2 garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
Instructions
- Melt butter in a pot.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the pot and whisk until well combined.
- Bring mixture to a boil. Then simmer for 10 minutes or until the mixture thickens. Remove from the heat and serve.
