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title: "Fried Skewer Sauce (炸串酱料)"
description: "This versatile fried skewer sauce is spicy, fragrant, and savory, with a street-food style flavor. It mainly provides fats and aromatic compounds from spices, which help stimulate appetite. It is very easy to make and beginner-friendly, taking about 10 minutes in total."
image: "https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/condiment_zha-chuan-jiang-liao.jpg"
url: "https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/r/condiment_zha-chuan-jiang-liao/"
---

# Fried Skewer Sauce

**炸串酱料 · zhà chuàn jiàng liào**

> Time: 10 min · Difficulty: Easy · Calories: 1826 kcal · Serves: 1 serving · Category: [Sauces](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/condiment/) (酱料)

This versatile fried skewer sauce is spicy, fragrant, and savory, with a street-food style flavor. It mainly provides fats and aromatic compounds from spices, which help stimulate appetite. It is very easy to make and beginner-friendly, taking about 10 minutes in total.

![](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/condiment_zha-chuan-jiang-liao.jpg)

## Ingredients

- 60 g Ground dried chili (干辣椒面) — per serving
  - Tip: It is recommended to prepare half coarse and half fine ground dried chili; the coarse adds aroma and the fine adds color.
- 20 g Ground cumin (孜然粉) — per serving
  - Tip: Choose a ground cumin with a slightly noticeable granular texture for better flavor.
- 10 g Ground pepper (胡椒粉) — per serving
  - Tip: Either white or black ground pepper works.
- 15 g Five-spice powder (五香粉) — per serving
  - Tip: Regular store-bought five-spice powder is fine.
- 20 g Salt (食盐) — per serving
  - Tip: Regular iodized salt.
- 15 g Ground Sichuan pepper (花椒粉) — per serving
  - Tip: Choose one with a reddish-brown color and a strong numbing flavor.
- 8 g Chicken bouillon powder (鸡精) — per serving
  - Tip: Used to enhance umami; adjust to taste.
- 5 g Thirteen-spice blend (十三香) — per serving
  - Tip: A classic Chinese seasoning.
- 5 g Mala seasoning powder (麻辣鲜) — per serving
  - Tip: A finished seasoning that adds a complex spicy flavor.
- 30 g White sesame seeds (白芝麻) — per serving
  - Tip: Choose toasted sesame seeds for a richer aroma.
- to taste (about 200-300 ml) Cooking oil (食用油)
  - Tip: Use salad oil or rapeseed oil, which have a high smoke point.

### Optional

- 10 ml Sesame oil (香油)
  - Tip: Pure sesame oil.
- 10 ml Light soy sauce (生抽)
  - Tip: Adds a savory, salty flavor.
- 10 ml Sichuan peppercorn oil (花椒油)
  - Tip: Adds layers of numbing flavor.
- 10 ml Oyster sauce (蚝油)
  - Tip: Adds richness and depth to the sauce.

## Tools

Large heatproof container, Wok, Stirring spoon

## Method (4 steps)

1. **Mix the Dry Ingredients** — Place ground dried chili, ground cumin, ground pepper, five-spice powder, salt, ground Sichuan pepper, chicken bouillon powder, thirteen-spice blend, mala xian, and white sesame seeds into a large heatproof container and mix well.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Make sure the container is completely dry to prevent oil splatter.
   ![Step 1: Mix the Dry Ingredients](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/condiment_zha-chuan-jiang-liao/step_1.jpg)
2. **Heat the Oil** — Heat cooking oil in a wok. Use enough oil to cover all the ingredients in the container.
   - Duration: 3 min
   - Tip: Heat the oil until it begins to smoke, about 70–80% hot.
   ![Step 2: Heat the Oil](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/condiment_zha-chuan-jiang-liao/step_2.jpg)
3. **Pour in Hot Oil to Release the Aroma** — Pour the hot oil into the dry mixture in three batches, about 1/3 each time, stirring quickly as you pour.
   - Duration: 2 min
   - Tip: Do not pour all the hot oil in at once, or the ground dried chili may burn.
   ![Step 3: Pour in Hot Oil to Release the Aroma](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/condiment_zha-chuan-jiang-liao/step_3.jpg)
4. **Finish with Seasonings** — Finally, add 10ml sesame oil, 10ml light soy sauce, 10ml Sichuan peppercorn oil, and 10ml oyster sauce, then stir well again.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: The final seasoning can be adjusted to your taste.
   ![Step 4: Finish with Seasonings](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/condiment_zha-chuan-jiang-liao/step_4.jpg)

## Tips

- The final seasoning can be adjusted to your taste.
- Do not pour all the hot oil in at once. Pour it in batches and stir to fully release the aroma and prevent burning.
- You can scale down the ingredients proportionally to make a smaller batch for testing.

## Overview image

![Fried Skewer Sauce — ingredients and steps overview](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/overview/condiment_zha-chuan-jiang-liao_overview.jpg)

## Source

Recipe text from [HowToCook](https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook), structured by [Vibe Cook](https://github.com/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend). Public domain (Unlicense).

Original: https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook/blob/master/dishes/condiment/炸串酱料.md

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