Chilli Sauce for Hainanese Steam Chicken

Ingredients:

210 gm red chillies (approx. 18 red chillies)

14 chilli padi (if more spicy)

120 gm ginger

45 gm garlic (1 whole garlic)

1 tbsp sesame oil (optional)

½ tsp salt

1 ½ tsp sugar

105 ml lime juice (approx. 50 fresh limes)

Method:

1)        Blend all the chillis, ginger & garlic till fine.

2)        Remove paste to a bowl & add the sesame oil, salt, sugar & lime juice.  Taste & bottle up. Can keep for months if you use a dry spoon each time.