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Home-made Chili Paste ISauces, Seasonings, and Spices
| Home-made Chili Paste I | 
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 Ingredients: 
1 cup dried hot chili peppers 
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil or lard 
3 Tablespoons peeled and minced shallots 
1 teaspoon crushed Sichuan peppercorns 
2 Tablespoons Chinese red rice vinegar 
Preparation: 
1. Pour one cups boiling water over the chili peppers, and let them rest in this water for two or three hours, then transfer to a blender and blend for one minute. 
2. Heat oil or lard and stir-fry the shallots and Sichuan pepper until they are soft, then add them to the blender and blend for half minute.  Then pour this chili mixture into a medium-size pot. 
3. Simmer the chili mixture on low heat for ten to fifteen minutes,   Add the vinegar, then cool and store in a sterilized glass jar in the refrigerator until used. 
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