Odd-Flavored Sauce

Name: Odd-Flavored Sauce
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 small scallion, finely chopped; ¼ teaspoon roasted and crushed Szechuan peppercorns; 3 tablespoons oil; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 2 quarter-sized slices peeled ginger, minced; 2 teaspoons sesame paste; 2 small fresh chili peppers, seeded and minced; 1 large clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon boiling water; 3 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Chenkong or red-wine vinegar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

Ingredients

Liquid seasonings

2 teaspoons sesame paste
1 tablespoon boiling water
3

Asia
China
Sauce
Vegan
Spicy

Method

Chinese sesame paste comes in a bottle and has the consistency of soft clay. It must first be thinned, or what the Chinese call “opened,” with hot water or oil before being blended with other seasonings. Scrape 2 teaspoons of the paste (without oil) into a bowl, add