Homemade Szechuan Sauce

A delicious homemade Szechuan sauce using cupboard ingredients to make a delicious marinade. Made from chillies, ginger and sesame oil this will add a punch of flavour to your recipe

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Prep Time 2

Servings 300 g

Ingredients

¼ tsp black ground peppercorns even better if you have szechuan peppercorns
1 small dried birdseye chilli
1 tsp chilli flakes
3 cloves minced garlic
3 cm piece of fresh ginger grated
2 tbsp light brown sugar / coconut sugar
1 ½ tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
½ tsp rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
4-5 tbsp water
If coating over tofu add 1 tbsp corn flour to thicken

Instructions

Simply add all of these ingredients to a bowl and whisk together then transfer into a sterilised jar / airtight container *will store up to 2 weeks in the fridge*
When ready to marinade simply coat the tofu / vegetables in the szechuan sauce and leave for a minimum of 20 minutes - it's better if marinated for a full 24 hours.

Keyword chilli marinade, szechuan sauce