Szechuan Sauce

5 from 11 votes

Szechuan, also sichuan sauce is a hot and spicy sauce with bold flavors used in Chinese cuisine. Mcdonald’s szechuan sauce was briefly released in 1998. Here is an easy recipe with simple ingredients.

Prep Time3 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time8 mins

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: Chinese

Diet: Halal

Servings: Tablespoons

Calories: 16kcal

Author: Amira

Ingredients

5 large garlic cloves
1.5 inch piece of fresh ginger peeled and minced.
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons Asian chili garlic sauce or any gluten free hot sauce.
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup broth chicken or vegetable, low sodium, divided
1 Tablespoon cornstarch.
Optional: Crushed Red pepper flakes or sesame seeds for garnishing.

Instructions

Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon of broth to make a slurry and set aside.
In a sauce pan over medium heat, mix the remaining ingredients and bring to a light boil.
Stir in the cornstarch slurry and whisk until it thickens, about 2 minutes.
Garnish with sesame seeds or chili flakes.

Notes

You can skip adding the brown sugar if you do not like it or use maple syrup or any sweetener of your choice.
If you are going to use the sauce for your stir fri or noodles there is no need to cook the sauce separately. Just mix sauce ingredients in a measuring cup or so and our it over your stir fri while you are cooking it.
Use vegetable stock for a vegan sauce.
Use Tamari instead of soy sauce for gluten free version but use a little less as it might make the sauce too salty.
You can use any chili sauce you like, I prefer the Asian chili sauce.
This is a hot sauce recipe, but it is very adjustable to your heat level.
For more tips and variations check the post above.

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