chili sauce

noun

: a spicy sauce usually consisting of chili peppers, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices and used especially as a condiment and in cooking
also : a milder, sweeter sauce containing similar ingredients but made primarily with tomato puree

Examples of chili sauce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Underwood reached out to offer to grow peppers for the fledgling chili sauce company in 1988 and the two started a partnership that lasted almost 30 years. Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024 Guests can choose between pan-fried or steamed dumplings with a light drizzle of chili sauce. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2024 Ingredients 1 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup chili sauce (such as sriracha) 2 Tbsp. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2024 Sweet Heat Brown Sugar Sauce Whisk together ½ cup bottled chili sauce, 3 Tbsp. Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2023 Barbecue sauce: Thickens the sauce while complementing the jelly and chili sauce. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2023 Add bowls of sweet chili sauce and soy sauce for dipping. Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2023 Add a bottle of chili sauce, a jar of grape jelly, and the juice of one lemon and mix it all together. Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2023 Get The Recipe 10 Slow-Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs No gathering in the South is complete without at least one slow cooker full of meatballs, preferably covered in grape jelly and chili sauce. Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chili sauce was in 1843

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“Chili sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20sauce. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

chili sauce

noun
: a spiced tomato sauce usually made with red and green peppers
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