Schezwan potatoes is a delicious, hot and tangy Indo-Chinese dish that is a cinch to make and is ready in 30 minutes!
Like most Indo Chinese dishes, it hardly takes much time for schezwan potatoes to come together.
Prepping up your ingredients is the key! Here, boiled and fried baby potatoes are tossed in a schezwan sauce base. It is of course much easier if you have the sauce already which is the main ingredient here.
I love to prepare this schezwan sauce in a big batch and store it, when I run out of ideas or I want quick meals, this is a life saver. I highly recommend you have one in your pantry, or if you’re too lazy to make your own, go ahead and get a good quality store bought one 🙂
Today I’ve shallow fried the baby potatoes after boiling them. If you have a lot of time on hand then you can bake them by coating the boiled potatoes with little oil at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes until the skin is golden brown. You may also air-fry them at 400 degrees F for about 20 minutes, grease the boiled potatoes with oil spray, and air-fry. Toss them midway.
And if you don’t mind the calories, you may deep fry them too. I served these potatoes with some fried rice, it made for a delicious vegetarian meal 🙂 You can use chicken /paneer/ tofu as well. Coat them in a cornflour batter, fry and dunk them in the sauce! So good!
Schezwan potatoes is a lovely appetizer to serve for a party, or add some more cornflour slurry is you want it saucy. It will be delicious either way.
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YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THESE VEGETARIAN INDO-CHINESE RECIPES,
- Chilli garlic noodles.
- Chilli paneer (without deep frying)
- Vegetarian Fried Rice
- Veggie spring rolls
- Hot and sour soup
- Sweet corn soup
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE SCHEZWAN POTATOES
- Boil potatoes with enough salt until fork tender. Let them cool, peel the skin, prick all over with a fork, and shallow/deep fry / bake them until golden brown.
- Heat oil in a wok, add finely minced ginger, garlic, and fresh red chillies. Saute until ginger garlic are aromatic.
- Next, add in chopped onions, saute until translucent.
- Add schezwan sauce and sugar.
- Mix well, saute for a minute.
- Add the cornflour slurry.
- Mix well until the mixture has thickened and glossy.
- Finally, add the potatoes, toss them in the sauce so they are well coated. Sprinkle with scallion/spring onion greens. Serve hot with fried rice/ Hakka noodles.
HOW TO MAKE SCHEZWAN BABY POTATOES
Schezwan Potatoes {Dry Version}
Ingredients
Measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml
- 16 baby potatoes
- 1 tbsp minced ginger
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1-2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 3 tbsp schezwan sauce adjust as per desired spice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 to 2 tbsp cornstarch mixed in 1/2 cup water, depending on how thick you like it
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Boil potatoes with enough salt until fork tender. Let them cool, peel the skin, prick all over with a fork, and shallow/deep fry/bake them until golden brown.
- Heat oil in a wok, add finely minced ginger, garlic, and fresh red chillies. Saute until ginger garlic are aromatic.
- Next, add in chopped onions, saute until translucent.
- Add schezwan sauce and sugar.
- Mix well, saute for a minute.
- Add the cornflour slurry.
- Mix well until the mixture has thickened and glossy.
- Finally, add the potatoes, toss them in the sauce so they are well coated. Sprinkle with scallion/spring onion greens. Serve hot with fried rice/hakka noodles.
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Sahana says
Hmmm… Lip smacking!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks a lot 🙂
Lana-Once Upon a Spice says
There are never enough potato recipes in my opinion, Freda & this is one perfect example!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
I couldn’t agree more with you , Lana 😀 Thanks dear friend:)
Chitra Jagadish says
I love schezwan dishes and this dish of your looks so inviting Freda…. yummm
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks Chitra, so glad to see you back 🙂
Sumith Babu says
Fred that looks, amazing, can’t wait to try it !!!!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks Sumith 🙂
sapphiredaze1986 says
I’m off potatoes, but give me that gravy and that fried rice! Total yum!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks Trisha 🙂
Neethu says
Looks tasty?
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks Neethu 🙂
Smiling Notes says
Yummmm!!!! Wish I could have this right now Freda! 🙂
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks a lot dear 🙂
This Cake is Desi says
Anything that has potatoes has my attention at hello. This recipe looks perfect and I actually really like the idea of making the sauce ahead of time. That’s a brilliant idea, I am not a big fan of store bought items so this sounds perfect for me.
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks a lot Bineesh 🙂
Nandini says
A lovely take on baby potatoes 🙂
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks Nandini 🙂
Dakshi says
Looks so tasty…
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks Dakshi 🙂
Antonia says
Beautiful dish Freda! I love quick and flavorful dishes!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks a lot Antonia 🙂
Gloria says
It’s so tasty with fried rice. Yum! also the combination of colours in the click.
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks so much Gloria 🙂
CHCooks says
Mouthwatering as always Freda 🙂
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks dear 🙂
lapetitepaniere says
This dish looks absolutely delicious , Freda! 🙂
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks a lot Linda 🙂
blondieaka says
Reblogged this on Retired? No one told me! and commented:
How many times have I said? Oh My!Well once again the lovely Freda has made something sooooo good it would be a crime not to reblog….Enjoy!
blondieaka says
Freda ..Oh Freda,…. they look amazing just have to reblog 🙂
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Much thanks 🙂
youthfoodblog says
As a Schezwan food enthusiast, I have to say this is really wonderful!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thank you Chris 🙂
Love Served Daily says
They look so delicious.
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks so much Ritu 🙂
Loretta says
Yumm Freda, so beautifully color co-ordinated too 🙂
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks a ton Loretta 🙂
anotherfoodieblogger says
Oooh how tasty-looking Freda!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks very much Kathryn 🙂
Jess says
Yum Freda, this looks DELICIOUS. That sticky sauce on top of the potatoes is everything 😀
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Yes so true Jess, thanks a lot 🙂
Tasty Eats Ronit Penso says
Such a wonderful sauce. This looks absolutely delicious! 🙂
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks a lot Ronit 🙂
Lynz Real Cooking says
This sounds so good Freda! Yumm
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks dear Lynn 🙂
Frances ? says
This looks wonderful Freda!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks so much Frances 🙂
nourishedpeach says
Ok…what a fun switch up! This looks so amazing, can’t wait to try it out!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks Melissa 🙂
Sadie's Nest says
Yum!!
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks Sadie 🙂
Mr. Militant Negro says
Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Thanks for the reblog Sir, Happy Monday 🙂