Homemade Dipping Sauces for Chinese Hotpot (2x)
Homemade dipping sauces are the finishing touch for a tasty hotpot.
China
Ingredients
Ingredients for Spicy Soja Sauce
- 4 Tbsp light soy sauce
- 3 Tbsp water
- 4 shallots
- 2 spring onions
- 1 red pepper
- 1 green pepper
- 1 small cilantro bunch
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- Oil
Ingredients Sha Cha: Chinese Barbecue Sauce - 4 Tbsp Bull Head BBQ sauce
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 shallots
- 2 spring onions
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 cilantro bunch
- Oil
- Spicy Soy Sauce
Are you tired of always dipping your food in plain soy sauce? This one’s spiciness will awaken your taste buds!
Heat oil in a pan. Add the shallots and fruit them for about 2 minutes. Then add the spring onions and peppers. Fry them for about 1 minute, then add the light soy sauce and water. Bring it to a boil. Take the pan off the stove, add the cilantro and stir. Finally, add the sesame oil. - Sha Cha: Chinese Barbecue Sauce
Sha cha sauce can be used in many ways: as a base for soups, a marinade for meat, seasoning for stir-fries, etc. You will like its umami taste and slight spiciness!
Heat oil in the pan. Add the sliced shallots and fruit briefly. Then add the Bull Head sauce. Fry for about 1 minute. Add the spring onions, then add the soy sauce, followed by the sugar. Scoop the sauce into a bowl and finally add the cilantro.