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The Hirshon Guilin Chili Sauce – 桂林辣椒酱

July 19, 2015 by The Generalissimo 3 Comments

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Guilin is a city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, bordering Hunan to the north. Its name means, “Forest of Sweet Osmanthus”, owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city.

Guilin cuisine is known for its snacks and the use of spices, especially chili. Guilin chili sauce (桂林辣椒酱), is used widely in local cooking and is famed for its exceptional flavor throughout China. It is made from fresh chilis, garlic, and fermented soybeans and while it is available as a commercial product, nothing compares to homemade.

Guilin cuisine is a mixture of Cantonese cuisine and Zhuang cuisine. It is known for its snacks and the use of spices, especially chili. Guilin chili sauce (桂林辣椒酱), used widely in cooking by locals, is made of fresh chili, garlic, and fermented soybeans, and is considered one of the city’s Three Treasures (桂林三宝). The other two of the Three Treasures are Guilin Sanhua Jiu (桂林三花酒), a variety of rice baijiu, or liquor distilled from rice; and Guilin pickled tofu (桂林豆腐乳).

Guilin rice noodles have been the local breakfast staple since the Qin dynasty and are renowned for their delicate taste. Legend has it that when Qin troops suffering from diarrhea entered this region, a cook created the Guilin rice noodles for the army because they had trouble eating the local food. Specifically, the local specialty is noodles with horse meat, but this dish can also be ordered without the horse meat. Zongzi, a dumpling made from glutinous rice and mung bean paste wrapped in a bamboo or banana leaf is another popular delicacy in Guilin.

Guilin chili sauce is often made from peppers known as 朝天椒 (facing heaven chilis; pinyin: cháotiānjiāo), however, these are very hard to find in the U.S. As such, I have chosen instead to use the far-easier to source red serrano pepper in its place. With this one exception, my recipe is (as far as I can tell) the only recipe on the Web in English on how to make this unique and delicious condiment and it is totally authentic.

I even went so far as to seek out a native of Guilin for tips on how to make this properly. I hope you enjoy it, Citizens!

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The Hirshon Guilin Chili Sauce – 桂林辣椒酱


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  • 200 g (heaping 3/4 cup) fresh red Serrano peppers – left in the sun to dry for 1-3 days, slice stems off after drying
  • 1/3 cup garlic cloves
  • 1/3 cup Fermented black beans
  • 1/3 cup Minced ginger
  • 4 tbs. Tempeh, washed and drained
  • 3/4 cup + 4 tablespoons (Doubanjiang) Fermented Bean paste 郫县豆瓣酱
  • 2/3 cup Peanut oil
  • 1/4 cup Sesame oil
  • 4 tbsp. shaoxing rice wine
  • 2 tbsp. Maotai liquor (茅台酒 / Máotái jiǔ)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder

Instructions

  1. Combine all in food processor. Pour into wok and stir-fry for 3-5 minutes until liquid is gone. Pour into bottles and keep refrigerated.
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Nutrition

  • Calories: 712.62 kcal
  • Sugar: 10.95 g
  • Sodium: 3539.57 mg
  • Fat: 56.6 g
  • Saturated Fat: 9.35 g
  • Carbohydrates: 37.68 g
  • Fiber: 7.19 g
  • Protein: 14.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.07 mg

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  1. Will C

    September 14, 2017 at 9:16 AM

    Is the tempeh essential? It’s not available where I am.

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    • The Generalissimo

      September 14, 2017 at 9:20 AM

      You can leave it out!

      Reply
  2. Will C

    September 17, 2017 at 1:46 PM

    Kind of disappointed with this recipe. Mind you, I’ve never had the homemade Guilin Chili Sauce, so I don’t have a base for comparison. I did leave out the Tempeh, despite living in one of the most densely Chinese populated city outside of China. I couldn’t find that stuff after going through different Chinese supermarkets. Though I do have and have tried Tso Hin Kee Guilin Chili Sauce (which I assume is similar to the authentic version), unfortunately, it is completely two different products. This recipe tastes pretty much like an elevated doubanjang. It’s not that much different from eating doubanjang straight from the bottle.

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