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DIY chopped chili sauce

DIY chopped chili sauce

Red chilies are hand-chopped and folded into a pungent mash of garlic, onion, liquor, and salt, then left to ferment. This homemade chopped-chili sauce is the backbone of countless Hunan dishes.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Wash the red chili peppers and drain the water; peel the garlic; peel the onion. Set aside.

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    Cut open the red chili to remove the stem.

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    Cut into larger pieces to make it easier to chop.

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    Garlic and onions, wash and dice. Set aside.

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    Garlic and onions mashed.

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    Garlic and onions mashed into a paste.

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    Chopped red chili peppers.

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    Put the mashed garlic and mashed onion into the chopped red chili, then add some high-proof white liquor. Mix in some salt.

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    After mixing well, you can eat some immediately.

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    Clean, dry glassware, sprinkled with some salt on top.

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    After packing, put it in the refrigerator or a cool place to ferment on its own for 2 weeks. Some ways to eat chopped chili: chopped chili eggplant strips, chopped chili taro, chopped chili tofu, chopped chili taro, chopped chili cabbage, chopped chili scrambled eggs, chopped chili diced chicken, chopped chili stir-fried cured meats, and so on.

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Ingredients

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Red chili pepper
    200g

Main Ingredients

  • Garlic
    50g
  • Onion
    30g
  • High-proof liquor
    10g

Seasonings

  • Salt
    20g