Chile Soy Dipping Sauce

A simple but incredibly delicious sweet and spicy dipping sauce.
Yield	1 cup
Time	10 minutes
Tools	small saucepan whisk
Ingredients	½ c brown sugar 1/3 c soy sauce 2 T tomato paste 2 T white vinegar 2 T onion, minced 2 T fresh ginger, minced 1 T chile paste, preferably sambal oelek*
Directions	Heat sugar and soy sauce over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar dissolves, 2-3 minutes. Let cool, then whisk in remaining ingredients.
Notes	Serve with corn fritters, spring rolls, or another dip-worthy recipe. * If you don’t like spicy, you can substitute miso. Adapted from the recipe for "chile soy sauce" in Asian Fusion (read my review). Buy it: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk
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