July 15, 2011

Hainainese Chicken Rice Chili Sauce

Recipe: Hainainese Chicken Rice Chili Sauce海南鸡饭辣椒酱
Makes: ½ cup
This chili sauce goes well with fried noodles and fried mee hoon too.
Ingredients
  • 20g bird's eye chilies (deseeded)
  • 50g red chilies (deseeded)
  • 10g ginger
  • 30g garlic
Seasoning
  • ½ tsp. + 1/8 tsp. to ¼ tsp. salt or to taste
  • 2 tsp. sugar or to taste
  • 1 TBSP distilled white vinegar
  • 2 - 3 TBSP lime juice or to taste
  • 1 TBSP fresh chicken stock
Measurements: tsp. = teaspoon | TBSP = tablespoon
Preparation
  • 1. Chop off the stem ends of bird's eye chilies. Halve bird's eye chilies and put them in a bowl of water. Squeeze the seeds out from the chilies by using a metal fork.
  • 2. Have all ingredients ready.
  • 3. Blend ingredients into puree together with distilled white vinegar.
  • 4. Season sauce with salt and sugar. Pulse for couple of times to combine.
  • 5. Finally, add chicken stock and lime juice to taste. Pulse to combine.
  • Notes
  • Substitute bird's eye chilies with red bell peper if you're making this sauce for someone who can't eat spicy.




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