Spicy Schezwan Sauce

• 150 grams Dry chilli (after de-seeding)
• 10 pieces Sichuan Chinese peppers
• 25 garlic cloves ( Alert: Garlic lover) you can reduce upto 18.
• 1 thumb size ginger
• 4 shallots chopped
• 1 tomato chopped
• 3 tbsp tomato sauce or tomato puree
• 1/2 tsp carom seeds
• 2 tbsp rice wine
• 1/3 tbsp sugar or brown sugar
• 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 3 tbsp chilli vinegar or distilled vinegar
• 4 tbsp sesame oil
• 4 pieces of Bhut jalokia
• 1 mortar and pestle
• 1 Blender / grinder
• 1 A pair of gloves
• 1 Mask

1. Don gloves, wear mask and proceed with extreme caution!!
2. 'L'L'L just the scent is enough to knock you off your feet.
3. ~De-seed the chillies with the help of a scissor by cutting the chilli from the middle along the length.
4. The seeds fall off easily.
5. ~rinse the chillis and soak them in hot water for 30 minutes.
6. At the mean time gently saute the Sichuan peppers in a pan as it makes it easier to grind them.
7. Crush the peppers coarsely in a mortar-pestle.
8. Add ginger and garlic and grind them together.
9. Drain the chillis (do not discard the water) put them in a blender, add the same water (100ml) and blend it to make a fine chilli paste.
10. ~i used Soju (Korean rice wine) love the taste!
11. ~Heat the sesame oil in a pan.
12. Saute the shallots and tomatoes till translucent.
13. Then add the ginger garlic paste and carom seeds saute for about 30seconds, add the chilli paste (add more water if needed 3-4tbs), add the remaining ingredients, mix well and cook for about 15 minutes in medium low heat.
14. ~Taste it and add more salt or sugar if needed.
15. Serve schezwan sauce as a condiment or add in your recipes.
16. It can be used for multi purposes for anything that needs spice I like dipping my snacks in schezwan sauce.
17. Simply delicious!
18. Enjoy ^^ ~ let it cool down and transfer it to a glass pickle jar (air-tight container) stays fresh for up to 3weeks.

chilli, sichuan chinese peppers, garlic, ginger, shallots, tomato, tomato sauce, carom seeds, rice wine, sugar, soy sauce, chilli vinegar, sesame oil, jalokia, grinder, gloves

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/360653-spicy-schezwan-sauce (may not work)