chili sauce
noun
plural chili sauces
: 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 often containing additional ingredients (such as tomato puree or soy sauce)
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In the Russian version featured here — a perennial favorite with my family — brisket is marinated in lemon juice, which tenderizes it and provides the sour backdrop for the sweet and tangy chili sauce that comes later.
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Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
This crowd-pleasing appetizer marries chili sauce and barbecue sauce for a dump-and-stir success.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Served with a spicy red chili sauce.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Serve with the chili sauce for dipping or drizzling.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
This crowd-pleasing appetizer marries chili sauce and barbecue sauce for a dump-and-stir success.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Served with a spicy red chili sauce.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Serve with the chili sauce for dipping or drizzling.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chili sauce
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“Chili sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20sauce. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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