🌶 Chinese Chili Garlic Sauce Recipe 🌶 by CiCi Li

chili peppers

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Bell peppers reduce heat while maintaining flavor.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness.

oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor.

Add garlic to a food processor and grind it.

Transfer the ground garlic to a bowl.

In the same food processor, add burst ice chili peppers and grind them.

Transfer the ground chili peppers to a bowl.

In a bowl, combine rice vinegar (or other types of vinegar), sugar, and salt; whisk and set aside.

In a wok over low heat, add avocado oil and heat for about 3 minutes.

Add ginger, scallion, and cilantro to the oil and cook until browned for about 15 minutes; remove the ingredients and reserve the oil.

In the wok over low heat, add the garlic and chili peppers; cook until most of the moisture comes out from the garlic and chili peppers for about 20 minutes.

Season with rice vinegar, sugar, and salt; whisk and chill.

Store in the fridge for about one month or longer.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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