Sichuan Sauce

Main Ingredients	Dried Red Chillies, Garlic
Cuisine	Chinese
Course	Gravies, Sauces and Stocks
Prep Time	16-20 minutes
Cook time	11-15 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Spicy
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients list for Sichuan Sauce

• 10-12 Dried Red Chillies
• 10 cloves Garlic
• 1/2 cup Oil
• 2 Green chillies chopped
• 2 Spring onions with greens, finely chopped
• 1 inch piece Ginger, grated
• 1/2 cup Vegetable stock
• 2-3 inches stalk Celery, chopped
• 3 tablespoons Tomato ketchup
• to taste Salt
• 2 teaspoons Vinegar

Method

1. Finely chop two cloves of garlic. Boil the red chillies in one cup of water for five to seven minutes. Grind the red chillies and the remaining garlic to a fine paste.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped garlic, green chillies, spring onion (keeping the greens aside) and ginger and sauté for a minute. Add the red chillies and garlic paste and continue to sauté. Add vegetable stock or water, celery, tomato ketchup and salt and stir to blend well.
3. Add vinegar and spring onion greens. Simmer for a minute and take off the heat. Cool and store.

Nutrition Info

Calories	978
Carbohydrates	16.9
Protein	1.7
Fat	100.4