Saturday, October 2, 2010

Quick Ginger Garlic Sauce in a food processor


I'm often asked for an easy recipe that turns everyday dish into a fancy restaurant taste. So there are Teriyaki, Sweet and Sour and the list goes on. Then this Ginger Garlic sauce that you can literally use as a salad dressing, dipping sauce and for grilled fish/chicken/veges or even for a steak.
It tastes somewhat like the ginger dressing you get in a salad at a Japanese restaurant but even richer with tomato ketchup/tomato paste. Definitely taste complex yet super easy to make. All you have to do is to throw all the ingredients and let the food processor/blender do the rest of the work for you:):)


Ingredients (4 servings):
• 1/2 cup Soy Sauce
• 1/3 cup Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine, sold in Asian grocery store)
• 2 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup
• 2 Tbsp Tomato paste
• 4 cloves Garlic, peeled
• 3.5 oz (100g OR 2.5 inches) Ginger, peeled
• 1 cup Vegetable oil
• 1 Tbsp Sesame oil

Direction:

1. Put everything EXCEPT FOR Vegetable oil and Sesame oil in a food processor or blender
2. Close the lid and run on a high speed until ingredients are well blended to a paste texture
3. Slowly pour Vegetable oil in the processer/blender while still running
4. Slowly pour Sesame oil in the processor/blender while still running
5. Store it in a tight sealed container and a refrigerator