Green chili salt and red chili salt are extremely attractive and have beautiful colors, you can use them to dip various steamed dishes like steamed shrimp, steamed crab, steamed snails with lemongrass,… or any chicken dishes, all delicious and suitable for the family’s taste. Let’s get into the kitchen with TasteVN and learn to make it right away!
1. Red chili salt
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Red Chili Salt Serves 4 people
Red horn chili 100 gr Red bell pepper 100 gr (1 piece) Calamansi juice 200 ml Condensed milk 200 gr Sugar 200 gr Salt 60 gr MSG 25 gr
Implementation Tools
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh red horn chili
- Choose chilies that have an even color, bright red, with a natural smell and no strange odors.
- It is advisable to choose chilies that still have green stems, with the stem tightly attached to the fruit, as these are freshly harvested, which will taste delicious when processed.
- Do not choose chilies that are wilted, bruised, or have dark spots on the body.
How to choose fresh red bell pepper
- Choose fruits that have a smooth, shiny surface, are firm, and still have the stem, as these are fresh, newly picked fruits.
- Select bright-colored fruits that feel heavy in hand, as these will be fresh and rich in nutrients.
- Do not choose fruits that are bruised, waterlogged, have wrinkled skin, or wilted stems.
How to Prepare Red Chili Salt
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Preparation of Chilies
Wash the horn chilies clean, cut them in half lengthwise, then use a spoon to scrape out the inside stem and seeds. Chop the chilies into smaller pieces for blending later.
Even though you remove all the seeds from the chili, keep them aside in a small bowl as they will be needed in the next step.
Tip:- You can keep the inside stem if you want, but the chili stem will make the chili salt less fragrant.
- Remember to wear gloves as the chili can irritate your skin.
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Making red chili salt
Add red chili, red bell pepper, 60g salt, 200g sugar, 25g monosodium glutamate, 200g condensed milk, and 200ml calamondin juice into a blender and blend until smooth.
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Final product
Red chili salt has an extremely attractive color that makes you want to eat seafood right away! You can use red chili salt for dipping grilled meat, seafood, snails, or chicken dishes which are all delicious.
2. Green chili salt
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
15 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Green Chili Salt For 4 people
Green bird’s eye chili 100 gr Green vegetables 100 gr Calamansi juice 200 ml Condensed milk 200 gr Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
Product Information
- You can use the mini blender Bear LLJ-B03C1 which is very cute to grind the ingredients. With a compact design of 0.3 liters, it has a convenient handle for carrying while traveling, exercising, picnicking, or going to work.
- The machine uses Lithium batteries with good performance and battery life, a full charge can be used for 8 – 12 times of blending.
- With a power of 50W, it can blend soft foods like bananas, strawberries, avocados,… and small ice cubes.
- If you love various dipping sauces, make sure to get yourself a blender to assist you.
Tools for Preparation
How to choose fresh and delicious green vegetables
- Choose cabbages that are bright green, shiny leaves, not bruised or have dark spots, rotten, and the leaves are not wilted or yellowing.
- Delicious green vegetables are usually tender, with green leaves, thick stems, and feel heavy in hand.
- Do not choose cabbage that has bolted, as it will be very pungent and strong at this stage.
- It’s best to go to the market or supermarket early to select fresh and delicious green vegetables.
How to make Green Chili Salt
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Prepare the ingredients
Remove the stems from the green chilies. Discard the old roots of the mustard greens, wash thoroughly, drain, and cut into small pieces about 1 finger length.
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Make green chili salt
Add green chilies, mustard greens, 60gr salt, 200gr sugar, 25gr monosodium glutamate, 200gr condensed milk, and 200ml calamondin juice into an blender and blend until smooth.
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Final product
So you have completed the green chili salt.
Green chili salt has an eye-catching green color, with a balanced sour, spicy, salty, and sweet taste; this is one of the wonderful dipping sauces that are hard to miss when eating seafood or grilled dishes.
3. Red Chili Salt (recipe shared by users)
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Red Chili Salt (recipe shared by users) For 4 people
Red chili 7 pieces Kumquat 10 pieces Coarse salt 3 tablespoons Kaffir lime leaves 5 pieces Sugar 6 tablespoons Condensed milk 1 can Vinegar a little
Product Information
- You can use Midea MJ-BL50 blender with a price range of under 1 million VND (price updated in August 2022) to make green chili salt and red chili salt.
- The machine has a large capacity of 1.5 liters for making smoothies, convenient for families.
- Additionally, the machine has a power of 500W, blends quickly and finely with sharp stainless steel blades. The machine is also equipped with a non-slip base to prevent shaking during operation.
Tools Required
Blender, knife, spoon, bowl, cutting board.
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How to Make Red Chili Salt (Recipe Shared by Users)
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Prepare the Ingredients
Wash 7 red horn chilies and 5 lime leaves. Squeeze the juice from 10 calamondins and keep the peels of 5 of them.
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Blend ingredients
Add the juice of calamondin, 7 chili peppers, 5 kaffir lime leaves, 3 tablespoons of coarse salt, 6 tablespoons of sugar, 1 can of condensed milk, and a little vinegar into the blender. Then, press the button to blend all the ingredients until the chili is smooth, then stop.
Taste and adjust the flavor to your liking, then pour it into a jar for later use, and store it in the refrigerator refrigerator. You can enjoy the salt with seafood, grilled meat, and salted chicken.
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Final product
The perfect red chili salt combines the spiciness of chili, the saltiness of salt, and adds a bit of the sour sweetness of calamondin and condensed milk. This will be an essential dipping sauce for your parties!
Successful Execution Tips
- If you prefer a lighter or stronger dipping sauce, you can adjust the amount of salt to your taste.
- If you can’t handle spicy food, reduce the amount of chili!
How to Store Green Chili Salt and Red Chili Salt
- You just need to put it in a jar and keep it in the refrigerator refrigerator. When needed, just take it out to use. Stored this way, it can last up to 2 months without spoiling. However, red chili salt can become a bit sticky after being in the refrigerator for a while!
- If you leave red chili salt at room temperature, it will spoil very quickly. So always keep chili salt refrigerated when not in use.
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So now you know how to make green chili salt and red chili salt for seafood, which has extremely attractive colors and is also very delicious. Let’s show off your skills to enrich the family meal!
