This popular spicy Asian condiment can be made easily at home! The recipe provided below includes fresh ginger and garlic.
Ingredients
½cupvegetable oil
¼cupdried minced onion
2cloves fresh garlic, finely minced
½Tbspfresh ginger, finely minced
2tspgranulated white sugar
2tspkosher salt
¼cupcrushed red pepper flakes
1Tbspcrushed Sichuan peppercorns
2Tbsptoasted sesame seeds
2Tbspsesame oil
Instructions
Heat dried onion, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, sugar, and salt until the ingredients are barely golden in color.
Add the crushed red pepper flakes and Sichuan peppercorns and cook for an additional 1 minute.
Remove from heat and add the toasted sesame seeds.
When the oil mixture has cooled, add the sesame oil and stir to combine.
Taste and adjust for salt level, adding more if necessary.
Notes
You can store this in your fridge for at least a week after it is made. The quantity of Sichuan peppercorns and red pepper flakes can be amended based on your personal heat-level preference.