Sweet Chili Thai Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons chile pepper hot minced
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch 
• 2 teaspoons ginger root fresh minced
• 1 teaspoon garlic minced
• 2 teaspoons catsup 
• 1 cup rice vinegar 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• stove

Directions

1. Pour water and vinegar into a saucepan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in sugar, ginger, garlic, chile pepper, and ketchup; simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch.
2. Remove saucepan from stove to cool. Then transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until needed.