Chinese chilli and ginger sauce
This recipe needs advance preparation!
This is a Chinese-style chilli and ginger sauce, of the type you are often served in Chinese restaurants.
If you grow your own chillies, this is a great recipe to use them in.
Ingredients
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- 125 ml (4 oz) white Chinese rice vinegar
- 225 g (8 oz) fresh red chillies
- 1 teaspoon of ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
Method
- Remove the stalks from the chillies.
- Slice in half, lengthways and remove the seeds and any white pith.
- Leave the chillies soaking overnight in the salt and vinegar.
- Pulse to a purée in a food processor.
- Add the ginger powder, cornflour and sugar and adjust the consistency to your liking with a little water. Pulse to mix.
- Pour into a sterilised bottle.
- This will keep forever!
Variations
If you don't have white Chinese rice vinegar you can use white distilled malt vinegar.
See also
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