Toasted Brie And Sweet Thai Chili Sauce Sandwich Recipes

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup cold fresh water and vinegar in a saucepan. Whisk in Asian fish sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, sambal chili sauce, and cornstarch. Whisk until cornstarch disappears. Place over medium-high heat and bring up to a simmer stirring occasionally. As it bubbles, it will start to thicken up. Remove pan from heat.
• Whisk garlic and chili into hot mixture. Add fresh lime juice; whisk again. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature before checking for seasonings.
• If not using immediately, transfer to a glass jar with a lid. Refrigerate.

Steps:

• Lay 2 slices of cheese on each of 4 slices of the bread. Spread 1 tablespoon chili sauce on each of the remaining 4 slices bread and lay them, sauce side down, on top of the cheese.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and put the sandwiches in the pan. Cook until the cheese has melted and the bread is golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Serve warm.
• Using a mortar and pestle, pound or mash the garlic and salt together. Stir in the pepper flakes and set aside.
• Place the vinegar in a small, nonreactive saucepan (see Note). Bring it to a boil over high heat. Stir in the sugar, reduce the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic mixture and cook for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat. Let the sauce cool to room temperature before using.

Steps:

• 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. Remove saucepan from stove to cool. Then transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until needed.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut top third off loaf of bread; hollow out enough bread from bottom to make room for cheese. Cube removed bread; set aside. Using a knife, make 2-in. cuts into loaf around edge of bread at 1-in. intervals. Spread inside of bread with butter., Combine chili powder, sugar, garlic powder and mustard; sprinkle 2 teaspoons into loaf. Top with cheese; sprinkle with remaining spice mixture. Replace bread top., Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes. Serve with bread cubes.