Hong Kong Café Tomato Sauce 茶餐廳螢光番茄汁

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 cloves Garlic

  , chopped
• 1 Large shallot

  , chopped
• 1 Medium onion

  , fine sliced
• 2 Medium tomatoes

  , slice into small wedges
• 4 tbsp Tomato paste
• 2 tbsp Ketchup
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp Salt
• 500 ml Water
• 2 tbsp Butter

  (30g)
• 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp Oil

Instructions

• 1 Chop garlic and shallots
• 2 Slice tomatoes and onions
• 3 Make roux paste by combining 2 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp flour. Mix well until you
  form a paste You can also use pork fat or vegetable oil to replace the butter.
  Alternatively, you can make a corn starch slurry to thicken the sauce but the
  sauce won’t look as glossy
• 4 On medium heat, add 2 tbsp oil and sauté the chopped shallots and garlic until
  aromatic
• 5 Add onions. Fry until slightly softened
• 6 Add 4 tbsp tomato paste, 2 tbsp ketchup, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  and 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce. Mix well
• 7 Add 500 ml water and bring sauce to a boil. Put the heat on high. Add tomatoes
  and let the sauce boil again
• 8 Reduce heat to low. Add the roux paste and stir until sauce thickens and cook
  for another 5 minutes to make sure that the flour is fully cooked
• 9 Taste test and add 1 tsp salt if necessary. Add water if you want to thin it and
  more roux paste if you want it thicker. Add white vinegar to make it tangier
• 10 Serve with rice or pasta

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