Halal Guys Copycat Red Chili Sauce
The best sauce for those NYC street cart chicken bowls, that red spicy sauce!
- 30 dried red chilis (I used Chile de Abrol) I've included a photo below of the dried chilis I used
- 8 cloves of garlic
- 1/3 cup of water chilis were soaking in
- ½ cup of olive oil
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1.5 tsp ground cumin
- 1.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1.5 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes or a large plum tomato
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- salt to taste
Put dried chilis in a heat resistant bowl. I prefer to 'crack' them open at this point and shake out all the seeds (you can do this after they've rehydrated, but I just think it's harder that way). Then shake them all around in the bowl and throw out all the seeds that are now at the bottom of the bowl. Pour 5 cups of boiling water over deseeded chilis. Stir to make sure everything is well combined and all chilis are covered. Let set for an hour or until chilis are soft. Make sure not to throw out chili water yet! Place chilis and all other ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. If you want it to be more 'liquidy' add more chili water than advised above. Refrigerate until use. The longer it sits, the better it gets for the first few hours!