Rick and Morty Szechuan Sauce

35m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Dry roast an ounce of red dried Chinese chillies in an unoiled pan until fragrant, making sure the pan isn't too hot.
  2. 2Add boiling water to the pan and let the peppers steep for 30 minutes.
  3. 3Toast an ounce of Sichuan peppercorns in a pan.
  4. 4Dump the toasted peppercorns into a spice grinder and grind until finely ground.
  5. 5Add the steeped peppers to a food processor or hand blender.
  6. 6Add some fresh ginger to the food processor.
  7. 7Purée the peppers and ginger into a homemade chili paste.
  8. 8Add the chili paste to some sweated garlic in a pan.
  9. 9Sauté for about two minutes before adding sesame seed oil (about one tablespoon) and rice wine vinegar.
  10. 10Add a few tablespoons of soy sauce (or to your taste).
  11. 11Add some freshly ground Sichuan peppercorns.
  12. 12Add about a tablespoon of brown sugar.
  13. 13Sauté the mixture, stirring until all the sugar is dissolved.
  14. 14For the Reddit user's recipe, start with sweated garlic in oil.
  15. 15Add balsamic vinegar and soy sauce.
  16. 16Add a few tablespoons of plum sake.
  17. 17Add Sriracha.
  18. 18Add four tablespoons of brown sugar.
  19. 19Stir everything together until the sugar dissolves.
  20. 20Add some chili paste or red pepper flakes for heat.
  21. 21Crush a knob of fresh ginger into the pan.
  22. 22Sauté for about five minutes or until everything is softened and syrupy.
  23. 23For the McDonald's amalgam sauce, combine two parts sweet and sour sauce with one part tangy barbecue sauce.
  24. 24Mix the sweet and sour sauce and tangy barbecue sauce together.
  25. 25Taste test the Szechuan sauce with a chicken nugget.
  26. 26Taste test the Redditor's plum sauce with a chicken nugget.
  27. 27Taste test the McDonald's amalgam sauce with a chicken nugget.
  28. 28Combine a bit of the Szechuan sauce, the Redditor's plum sauce, and the McDonald's amalgam sauce in a new ramekin.
  29. 29Mix the combined sauces and taste test with a chicken nugget.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce red dried Chinese chillies
  • 1 ounce Sichuan peppercorns
  • fresh ginger
  • garlic
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
  • rice wine vinegar
  • soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • vegetable oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • plum sake
  • sriracha
  • 2 parts sweet and sour sauce
  • 1 part tangy barbecue sauce

Equipment

panspice grinderfood processor or hand blenderwooden spoonspoonramekins

Tips

  • For the Sichuan sauce, ensure the pan isn't too hot when adding boiling water to steep the peppers.
  • The Redditor's plum sauce is described as a great combination of sweet, spicy, and tangy.
  • The McDonald's amalgam sauce is an interesting flavor combination and recommended despite the effort.

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