Shanghai Eight Treasure Spicy Sauce

Ingredients

• Glutinous rice 200g
• Red beans 50g
• Peanuts 30g
• Lotus seeds 30g
• Red dates 20g
• Longan 20g

Cooking Steps

1. 1. Cut the glutinous rice into pieces, blanch in cold water in a pot to remove the blood foam, remove and drain.
2. 2. Heat oil in a pot, add rock sugar and stir-fry over low heat until caramel color
3. 3. Add glutinous rice and stir-fry until brown. Add onion, ginger, garlic and star anise and stir-fry until fragrant.
4. 4. Pour in appropriate amount of hot water, add soy sauce and cooking wine, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat
5. 5. Cook for 30-45 minutes until the ingredients become soft and fragrant.
6. 6. Reduce the sauce over high heat until it thickens and place a spoon on top. Take it out of the pot and put it on a plate and sprinkle with chopped green onion.

Cultural Tips

Shanghai Babao Hot Sauce is one of the classic representatives of Shanghai cuisine, carrying rich regional food culture and cooking wisdom.