SCHEZWAN SAUCE

Schezwan Sauce

Schezwan Sauce is a famous sauce from Chinese cuisine. It is super spicy and hot sauce.It's  main ingredients are red chilli, garlic, ginger and onion. Sauce can be used to make schezwan noodles, Fried rice or can be used as a spread and dip for momos.  

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 Minutes

Total Time: 35 Minutes

Serving: 1 cup

Ingredients:

20 Kashmiri red chilli (soaked in water for 2 hours)

3 bedgi chillis (soaked in water for 2 hours)

15 garlic cloves finely chopped

1 inch ginger finely chopped

5-6 shallots or Sāmbhar onion

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon vinegar

¼ cup water

2 tablespoon ketchup

2 tablespoon sugar

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and add ginger garlic sauté on low flame till row aroma goes be careful not to burn ginger garlic.

Add minced onion and let them cook on a low flame.meanwhile discard most water used to soaked the chillies and grind the chillies with 3 tablespoon of water.

Once onion are like almost melting add ground chillies, soy sauce ,vinegar, ketchup, sugar, salt and water (1/4 cup water)

Now boil and simmer till sauce thickens .Once oil separated turn off the flame let sauce cool down completely.

Serve with Chinese dish or as a dip.

Note: 

You can store sauce in the refrigerator for up to 15 days in airtight container.