Chile Plum Sauce Food

CHINESE PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the plums, sugar, apple cider vinegar, unseasoned rice vinegar, soy sauce, Chinese five-spice powder, ginger coins, chile and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small pot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer until the plums are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Allow the mixture to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a blender, filling halfway. Put the lid on, leaving one corner open. Cover the lid with a kitchen towel to catch splatters, and pulse until smooth. Alternatively, use an immersion blender until smooth.
• Transfer the blended plum mixture back to the same pot and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture is thick and you can see the bottom of the pot when you run a rubber spatula across the bottom, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a medium bowl or plate to cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.
• The sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine pineapple, juice, salted plums, brown sugar, vinegar, preserves, and garlic and process until smooth. Transfer to a small saucepan, and add the crushed red chile peppers. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and use as a dipping sauce for Egg Rolls.

CHILI PLUM STIR FRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a wok over high heat until hot and add 1 tablespoons oil and swirl to coat.
• Mix oyster sauce, plum sauce, dry sherry and chilli sauce to mix.
• Add a 1/4 of the chicken and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned and transfer to a bowl.
• Repeat till all chicken is cooked, adding more oil as needed.
• Add 2 teaspoons oil to wok and swirl to coat and add the garlic, ginger, onions and chilli and stir fry for 30 seconds and add choy sum and stir fry for 1 minute or until bright green.
• Return the chicken to the wok and add the sauce mix and stir fry for a minute or until combined.
• Stir through cashews and basil.
• Serve with steamed rice or fried rice.

EASY CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Use large tins (28-ounce) of plum tomatoes and do NOT drain.
• Combine all ingredients in a large heavy pot.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until thick-- about 90 minutes.
• Tomatoes will break apart as they cook, although you can help this along by pressing them against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon.
• Stir chili sauce often as it cooks.
• Pour chili sauce into hot, sterilized jars and seal.
• Process in a hot water bath if you wish, but I store these jars in the back of my fridge-- they don't take up too much room because they seem to be eaten quickly!
• Recipe makes seven cups; I always do up 2 pint jars for my family then put the rest in 1-cup size jars to give away.