Recipe: Homemade Chilli Sauce (To go with Roasted Meat)

Whenever we have Chinese-style roasted meats such as roast chicken, roast pork (siew yuk) or roast duck, a must-have accompaniment / dip is chilli sauce. This chilli sauce is made from red chillies, shallots, garlic, young ginger and lemon (or calamansi) juice which are blended together to a paste. It is advisable to make this at least one hour in advance for the flavours to infuse.

Homemade Chilli Sauce

This homemade chilli sauce is slightly tangy and spicy, and is a great accompaniment to the roasted meat. It also goes well with grilled fish. Just like the one you would get at the chicken rice stall. :)

Roast Pork (Siew Yuk) + Chilli Sauce

Chinese roast duck + Chilli sauce

Homemade Chilli Sauce (For Roasted Meat)
Recipe by Baby Sumo
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Serves 10-12

Ingredients
3 red chillies, deseeded
1 bulb garlic, peeled
6 shallots, peeled
60g young ginger, washed
3-4 tsp caster sugar
3 tbsp cooled boiled water
1/2 tsp salt
1 lemon, juice only


1. Place all ingredients (start with 3 tsp sugar first) in a food processor or blender and blend for 2-3 minutes until you get a paste. Taste and season with more salt or more sugar if too spicy. Make at least 1 hour in advance to allow flavours to develop.

2. This can be store in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.


Note: You can also substitute lemon with calamansi lime (limau kasturi). Use around 5-6 calamansi limes, and reduce sugar to about 2 tsp.

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