Red Chili Sauce

Ingredients -

3 tbsp Ginger peeled, grated 
3 tbsp Garlic chopped 
3 pieces Red Chilies whole dried 
1 piece Star anise 
1/2 cup Sugar 
2 pieces Lemon grass stalks smashed 
1/2 cup Rice wine 
1/2 cup Soy sauce 
1/2 cup Tomato paste 
2 cups Tomato juice 
1/2 cup kg Cilantro leaves roughly chopped 
2 tsp Sesame seeds 

Procedure -

Place the garlic, ginger, red chilies (check heat before adding), star anise, sugar, lemon grass, cilantro, rice wine
and the soy sauce in a pan and bring to the boil
Reduce slowly by half then add the tomato paste.
Add in the Tomato juice and bring to the boil, simmer and cook for about 20 minutes. Remove from the stove and
puree. Return to the boil and adjust the seasoning.
Garnish with sesame seeds and picked coriander leaves.