Chinese Sauce Recipe : Sweet Chili Sauce

Great with deep-fried food

Ingredients:

• 1 lbs fresh red chilies

Ingredients A:

• 1 small piece shrimp paste
• 3 ½ oz dried chilies
• 3 oz ginger
• 1 ½ oz raisins
• 1 ½ ozs garlic

• ½ quart water
• 10 oz sugar
• 3 tbsp salt
• ¾ cup vinegar

Directions:

1. Remove the stems of the fresh chilies, wash and drain.
2. Blend all the ingredients A with half of the red chilies. Add some water. Blend till you have a fine texture. Add in the rest of the chilies and continue to blend till fine.
3. Combine the water, sugar and salt in a saucepan. Bring to the boil. Add in the blended chili mixture and simmer for 30 mins on a very low heat. Stir occasionally to prevent the bottom from sticking.
4. When the sauce is quite thick, pour in the vinegar and simmer for another 5 mins.
5. Leave to cool in a large bowl before storing in dry, clean bottles.