Recipe: Babi panggang sauce

A spicy ginger sauce for Babi panggang or any other stir fry dish. Stemginger is ginger preserved in sugar syrup and is available in most supermarkets and Asian markets.

Ingredients

• 2 cm. fresh ginger
• 2 tbs. tomato puree
• 1 tsp. sambal ulek (chilli paste)
• 1 tbs. sugar
• 200 cc (7 oz) water
• 50 cc (1.7 oz) white vinegar
• 50 cc (1.7 oz) ginger syrup (from stemginger jar)
• 5 pieces stemginger
• 2 tsp. cornflour

Directions

1. Add tomato puree to water and simmer with grated fresh ginger, sambal ulek and sugar for a few minutes.
2. Dice the stemginger and add this, together with the vinegar and syrup, to the sauce.
3. Mix cornflour with 1 tablespoon of cold water and add to the sauce mix, simmer for a further 2-3 minutes and serve.

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