Chili paste

turnip cake 蘿蔔糕

During Chinese New Year, a popular dish is turnip steam cake. It goes very well with chili paste. This is a quick imitation of the chili paste:

1. Cut 8 medium size tomatoes into cubes, cut a clove of garlic into slices, cook in a tbsp of olive oil with 5 small dry chilies.

2. Stir to reduce to a thick paste, season with salt, brown sugar and vinegar to your taste, sieve and serve.