Sweet-and-Spicy Chinese Sauce
An incredible balance of heat and sweetness — give it a try! What sets this sweet-and-spicy Chinese sauce apart from other Chinese seasonings is its remarkable pairing of sweet flavor with a spicy finish. Use it as a marinade for meat or fish, or stir it into rice dishes and stir-fried vegetables. It's especially good with quick bites — egg rolls, omelets, and pan-fried tofu.
Gilda
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Sweet-and-Spicy Chinese Sauce
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 2 %
1 g
Fats 0 %
0 g
Carbohydrates 98 %
54 g
224 kcal
GI:
19
/
0
/
81
- This sauce is a great match for rice dishes, stir-fried vegetables, and meat and fish appetizers. It's easy to make, and its wonderful spicy flavor wins everyone over.
- The finished sauce is moderately spicy with a sweet, fragrant note. By adjusting the amounts of the various ingredients — the chili sauce in particular — you can make it more or less spicy. Take a small saucepan and add 50 ml (about 3½ tbsp) of room-temperature water, the rice vinegar, and the sugar. Stir well until the sugar fully dissolves. Set the pan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, peel, rinse, and finely chop the garlic. Drop the chopped garlic into the boiling liquid. Add the red pepper and boil for another couple of minutes, during which everything will meld together. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the chili sauce. In a separate small bowl, mix the cornstarch with 20 ml (about 4 tsp) of cold water, stirring thoroughly until the starch dissolves and there are no lumps. Return the pan to the heat, bring to a boil, and slowly stir in the cornstarch slurry. Mix well again and salt the sauce. Keep cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 5 more minutes. The sauce will gradually thicken; once it reaches a thick consistency, take it off the heat and let it cool. Poured into a clean glass container, the finished sauce keeps in the fridge for 10–14 days — and it may get even spicier as it sits. Sweet-and-spicy Chinese sauce is best served with cooked meat, vegetable, fish, and rice dishes. It pairs especially well with egg rolls or a simple omelet. Enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Garlic - 143 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Ground red pepper - 318 kcal/100g
- Cornstarch - 329 kcal/100g
- Rice vinegar - 20 kcal/100g
- Chili sauce - 98 kcal/100g
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