Quick Szechwan Sauce

This is a quick, spicy and sweet sauce to use as a marinade or as a cooking sauce in stir fries with meats and vegetables, and it is 100% dairy and soy free.

INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 red chile peppers, finely chopped
2 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons ketchup
5 tablespoons vinegar

DIRECTIONS
1.In a bowl, stir together olive oil, chile peppers, ginger, and garlic. Mix in sugar, ketchup, and vinegar.

We used dry and just used smaller quantities for most of the spices. We also added a little salt and pepper (to taste)

Adapted from a comment found on this site: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090527090058AAHubEk