This plum sauce isn't going to taste exactly like the stuff you get in a jar, but that may be a good thing. It is delicious
Course Sauce
Cuisine Canadian, Chinese
Keyword Chinese 5 Spice, Chinese Take-Out
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 2cups
Author Chef's Notes
Ingredients
1cupDiced Onion
2tbspMinced Ginger
2tbspMinced Garlic
4cupsDiced Plums, pitted and diced
1tspChinese 5 Spice
2tbspSoy Sauce
1/3cupPumpkin Puree
1/2cupSugar
1cupHot Water
2tspRice Vinegar
1tbspCanola Oil
Instructions
Heat a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add in the canola oil and the onion. Cook the onion for 3 to 4 minutes or until the onions start to turn translucent.
Add the ginger and garlic and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes or just until they start to brown.
Add the plums and Chinese 5 Spice into the pot and cook, stirring until the plums start to break down, about 5 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients into the pot, bring to a boil, turn the heat down to low and simmer the sauce for 20 miuntes.
Let the sauce cool for 10 minutes, then purée using a blender or immersion blender.
For a very smooth sauce, pass the puréed sauce through a fine mesh sieve. Cool the plum sauce and serve or keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to two weeks.