Homemade Schezwan Sauce (Szechuan)
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5.0
63 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
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Servings
1 cup
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Calories
1204 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Asian, Chinese, Indian, Indian-Chinese Fusion
Homemade Schezwan Sauce (Szechuan)
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Homemade Schezwan sauce (Szechuan) is a ‘super spicy’ but ‘extremely tasty’ sauce. This hot chili sauce is spicy, pungent, and mildly sweet. It's made using loads of dried red chili peppers, garlic, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and schezwan pepper corn that offers a special tingling taste to the sauce.
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Ingredients
- 20 dried red chilies 10 spicy red chilies and 10 mildly spiced ones like Kashmiri for color
- 3 tablespoons garlic minced
- 1 ½ tablespoons ginger minced
- 3 tablespoons shallot diced finely
- ½ cup sesame oil can use canola or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- 1 tablespoon schezwan pepper corns ground
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce recommend light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons sugar white or brown sugar
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Instructions
- Soak dried red chilies in warm water for about an hour. Grind it into a smooth paste. If you want you can remove the seeds from the chilies.
- Heat sesame oil in a skillet.
- Add finely diced shallots and cook for about 3 minutes or until shallots turn soft and translucent.
- Add finely chopped ginger and garlic. Saute for a few seconds on low flame or until the raw smell is gone.
- Add ground chili paste and cook on low flame stirring frequently until oil separates from the sides of the pan.
- Add salt, ground schezwan pepper corn, white vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup, and sugar. Stir well and let it simmer for another 5 minutes on low flame.
- Turnoff the flame and let it cool completely. Store in an air-tight container refrigerated. This sauce stays good for a few weeks(3-4 weeks) refrigerated.
- Use this Schezwan sauce in Schezwan noodles or fried rice recipe. Or serve it as a dipping sauce with dumplings, spring rolls, and potato wedges.
Notes
- The nutrition value mentioned is for 1 cup (approximately 8 oz. size cup measurement)
- Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
- The spiciness of this sauce depends on the variety of dried chilies that you use. Some varieties of chilies are super hot, handle them with caution.
- Two different varieties of chili peppers are used, one has a spicy hot flavor and the other adds a bright red color. If you don't have access to both types of dried red chilies, use what's available. If you can't get dried red chili peppers use red chili flakes.
- This garlic chili sauce is extremely spicy, and pungent and will make you sweat and bluster. Use quantity depending on your palate and spice tolerance levels.
- The sauce can be used in stir-fry recipes, can be used as a dipping sauce for dumplings, spring rolls, and potato wedges, or drizzled over soups, and salads.
- If you prefer a thinner consistency, add water to have it in a pourable/dipping consistency.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
1204kcal
(60%)
Carbohydrates
58g
(19%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
110g
(169%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
46g
Monounsaturated Fat
43g
Sodium
2952mg
(123%)
Potassium
605mg
(17%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
37g
(74%)
Vitamin A
2839IU
(57%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
95mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1204 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1204kcal | 60% |
| Carbohydrates | 58g | 19% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 110g | 169% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 46g | 271% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 43g | 215% |
| Sodium | 2952mg | 123% |
| Potassium | 605mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 37g | 74% |
| Vitamin A | 2839IU | 57% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 95mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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