Garlic sauce

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       Title: GARLIC SAUCE
  Categories: Sauces
       Yield: 1 recipe
 
     1/2 c  ;Water
     1/2 c  White vinegar
     1/2 c  Sugar
       1 ts Chili paste
       2 ts Garlic, finely chopped
     1/2 ts Salt
 
   Combine all the ingredients in a stainless steel pot.  Boil slowly
   until the mixture is reduced by half.  Cool & let it thicken until it
   is the consistency of unwhipped heavy cream.  Use immediately or
   store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.  Serve at room
   temperature.
 
   Serve as a dip for any fried food that may not be particularly sweet
   in itself.  To make a smooth sauce, blend the ingredients in a
   blender before cooking.
 
   William Crawford & Kamolmal Pootaraksa, "Thai Home-Cooking"
                      per Mark Satterly
 
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