Gluten Free Sweet Chili Stir-Fry Sauce

Total time15 min

Prep time8 min

Cook time7 min

4.9

(26)

That sticky-sweet heat you get from a great stir-fry sauce is hard to replicate at home — until now. This one layers tamari, honey, rice vinegar, and sesame oil into a glossy, deeply savory base, then fresh garlic and grated ginger bring it to life with real aromatic punch. Sambal oelek and red pepper flakes dial up the heat just enough to keep things interesting without overwhelming the sweetness. The cornstarch slurry is the secret weapon here: whisked in at the end, it transforms the sauce into something thick and clingy that coats every piece of protein and vegetable beautifully. One of the trickiest parts of cooking without gluten is navigating sauces — standard soy sauce is an easy source of hidden wheat, but tamari steps in seamlessly and delivers the same deep, umami-rich flavor. Everything else in this recipe is naturally free of gluten-containing grains, so there's no substitution gymnastics required. The whole thing comes together in one small saucepan in under ten minutes, making it just as practical as it is delicious. Drizzle it over a wok full of vegetables and rice, toss it with noodles, or keep a jar in the fridge for the week — it serves four and disappears fast.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the sauce

3 tbsp tamari
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
1–2 tsp sambal oelek or chili garlic sauce
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
¼ cup water

For the slurry

1 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp cold water

Instructions

1
In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and 2 tbsp cold water until completely smooth with no lumps. Set the slurry aside.
2
Combine the tamari, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, sambal oelek, red pepper flakes, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Whisk to combine.

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