SCHEZWAN SAUCE(HOMEMADE)

Schezwan Sauce the high on flavour sauce which gives many dishes like Schezwan Rice, Schezwan Noodles, Schezwan Stir-fried vegetables etc; their distinct flavour. I was happy making Schezwa rice with the store-bought sauce until I chanced upon this recipe while surfing browsing the internet. It seemed so easy and I wondered at its simplicity and high flavour. I learnt to make it so that I could make the Schezwan rice and other such recipes mentioned above with it. The outcome was so so good that I'm not buying store-bought sauce again.  It is so simple and most of them are simple home ingredients.  Chinese Five spice was mentioned and I wondered what it would be. I checked out that too and so I made the 5 spice powder at home too. It is made with everyday masalas we use at home. So here first I will take you through the process of the  Chinese Five-spice powder followed by the Schezwan sauce.

While you are here please check out my other spice powders like Sambar Powder.

I am posting the step by step process directly without the initial directions that I usually give. I have adapted the recipe from "feasting at home"https://www.feastingathome.com/szechuan-sauce/ as per the Indian Palate and substituted with locally available items.

PREP TIME: 5 MINS (30Mins SOAK)      COOK TIME: 5 Mins

TOTAL TIME: 40 Mins                                COURSE:  SAUCE

CUISINE: WORLD FOOD                        QUANTITY: 100 GM APPROX

AUTHOR: Rajni Ram

STEP1 Chinese Five Spice Powder- Assemble 6 Star Anise pods, 1 stick Cinnamon(3-inch piece), 2 tbsp Fennel seeds, 1.5 tsp cloves(whole), 3 tsp regular Peppercorns. Put them in a mixed at and grind to a fine powder. Store in an airtight jar. (can be used in all Indian Subjis, so make more😉).

STEP2: SCHEZWAN SAUCE INGREDIENTS:

Black pepper powder 1/2 tsp

Soy sauce 1/4 cup

Honey 3 tbsp (or) substitute with brown sugar

Sesame oil 1 tbsp

White Vinegar 1 tbsp

Garlic cloves 8 to 10 Indian (or) 3 Chinese pods

Ginger paste 2 tsp

Chilli Paste 1 tbsp

Chinese 5 spice 1/2 tsp

Directions for chilli paste:

Soak Indian Red chillies in warm water for 30 minutes and grind to a paste without adding water at first and adding up to 2 tsp water later.

Directions for the Sauce:

 In a bowl add all ingredients and nicely mix for a minute using a whisk until all ingredients are well combined. The sauce is ready. Bottle it up and store in the refrigerator. Use when required.

NOTE:

This quantity makes about 1 cup of Schezwan Sauce.

Do not forget to Store in the refrigerator.

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