KITTENCAL'S CHINESE STIR FRY SAUCE
This is a wonderful stir-fry sauce that I recently developed, if you don't use all the sauce up at one time it may be refrigerated tightly sealed in a glass bottle for another time just make certain to shake it up really well before using as the cornstarch settles to the bottom, I have left the chili sauce as optional if you like some heat then add it it, this is a fairly thick sauce, for a thinner sauce you may reduce the amount of cornstarch slightly --- don't omit the sesame oil it is what makes this sauce, and if you don't have any run out and get some you will never cook Asian again without it!
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Sauces
Time 5m
Yield 1 1/2 cups (approx)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a bowl whisk the water with cornstarch until blended and smooth.
- Add in all remaining ingredients (starting with 4 tablespoons brown sugar) and whisk until blended (if not using right away whisk again before using as the cornstarch settles to the bottom).
- After mixing sample the sauce and adjust/increase the brown sugar, ginger and garlic to taste if needed (please note this sauce will taste sweeter when cooked so do not add in too much more brown sugar).
- Add this sauce to hot cooked stir-fried beef, pork or chicken cubes or strips and cook stirring until bubbly and thickened.
BASIC CHINESE SAUCE FOR STIR FRY
After an emergency involving an out of date sauce & relatives coming round for dinner, I spent the next few minutes investigating the contents of my mum's cupboards & then every chinese cookbook we had to find a sauce that I could make in a couple of minutes. In the end, I found that the following ingredients were common to most recipes. If I hadn't been feeding my dad as well, I would have added something from the following - garlic, ginger, spring onion or chili pepper. As it was, I added the sugar instead to richen the sauce. I used the medium-dry sherry that my mum "cooks" with - although the recommended alternative for rice wine appears to be dry sherry.
Provided by Chef Hels
Categories Sauces
Time 7m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix cornflour and water together to form a smooth paste.
- Add everything else to the paste and mix well- it will take a little while for the sugar to dissolve.
- Add to meat and/or veg after stir-frying& heat until the sauce has thickened.
- Serve immediately with rice or noodles.
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