Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sdried red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. Bring vinegar to a boil in a small, nonreactive pot. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Reduce heat to low, simmer for 5 minutes, and remove from heat.
2. Mash garlic and salt in a mortar and pestle to a smooth paste. Add paste to sweetened vinegar in the pot. Stir in red pepper flakes. Cool to room temperature before using. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.