Chinese schezwan sauce

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Total Time:
15-30 minutes
Serves: 12
Nutrition facts:

240 calories, 9 grams fat

Technique: Stewed Recipe
Difficulty: Medium

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Ingredients

  • 25 red chillies (dried long)
  • 3 bulbs garlic, flaked and peeled
  • 10-15 flakes garlic finely chopped
  • 3 green chillies finely chopped
  • 2" piece ginger, peeled and grated
  • 2 white onions finely chopped
  • 1 stalk celery finely chopped
  • 2 tsp - corn flour
  • 1 tbsp - brown vinegar
  • 1 tbsp - sugar
  • 2 pinches ajinomoto (optional)
  • 1 tbsp- oil

How to Make Chinese schezwan sauce

  • Boil garlic and red chillies in 2 cups water, for 5 minutes.
  • Drain water, keep aside.
  • Grind chillies,garlic to a paste.
  • Heat oil in a heavy pan.
  • Add ginger, chopped garlic, chopped chillies; stir.
  • Add celery, onions, stir-fry till onions are transparent.
  • Add paste, stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
  • Dissolve corn flour in 2 tbsp. water.
  • Add all other ingredients, and drained water from chillies.
  • Bring back to boil, stirring continuously.
  • Simmer for 2-3 minutes, till sauce is thick and smooth.
  • Bottle, cool, refrigerate, use in Chinese cooking as required.

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