Best Oyster Sauce Recipes

BABY BOK CHOY WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and rice vinegar in a bowl and set aside.
• Heat oil in a skillet or wok set over high heat. When it shimmers, add garlic, then bok choy, and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons water to the skillet or wok, then cover it and allow to cook for 2 to 3 minutes more, until bok choy has softened nicely at its base.
• Remove bok choy from the skillet or wok and place it on a warmed platter. Drizzle the reserved sauce over the greens and serve.

OYSTER SAUCE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place chicken thighs in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Season with salt and pepper to taste and bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine the oyster sauce, garlic, sugar and water. Mix together and taste the sauce; if it is not sweet enough, add sugar to taste.
• After chicken has baked for 25 minutes, pour sauce over it and bake for another 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.

STIR-FRIED BEEF WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the beef into slices 5cm long and 5mm thick, cutting against the grain of the meat. Put them in a bowl. Mix in the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine or Sherry and cornflour. Leave to marinate for 20 mins.
• Heat a wok until it is very hot, then add the groundnut oil. When it is slightly smoking, add the beef slices and stir-fry for 5 mins or until lightly browned. Remove the meat from the wok and drain well in a colander set inside a bowl. Discard the drained oil.
• Wipe the wok clean and reheat it over a high heat. Add the peppers, and cook for 3-4 mins or until softened. Add the oyster sauce and bring it to a simmer. Return the drained beef slices to the wok and toss them thoroughly with the oyster sauce. Turn the mixture on to a serving platter, top with the spring onions and serve immediately.

DEEP-FRIED OYSTER PO' BOY SANDWICHES WITH SPICY REMOULADE SAUCE

Steps:

• Drain the oysters and place in a small bowl. Cover with 1 cup milk and let soak for 15 minutes. In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining milk, water, cayenne and eggs. Place the flour, cornmeal, black pepper, and salt into a brown paper bag, close and shake to mix.
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, pour enough oil to fill the pan halfway. Heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 360 degrees F.
• Drain the oysters from the milk. In batches dip oysters in the egg mixture then drop in the paper bag. Close and shake. Remove to a plate and repeat with the rest of the oysters. When oil is at 360 degrees F, fry oysters in batches. Do not overcrowd. Cook turning once until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove to a paper towel. Repeat with remaining oysters.
• To serve, cut sandwich loaves in half horizontally. Slather a generous amount of Spicy Remoulade Sauce on the inside. Place a lettuce leaf inside and fill generously with oysters. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over oysters just before serving.
• Place all ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth. Chill until ready to serve.

BEEF WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine oyster and soy sauces along with sesame oil, sugar and cornflour in a small bowl.
• Set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil in a wok.
• Swirl to coat.
• Add half the beef and stir fry until browned.
• Remove and set aside.
• Repeat with the remaining peanut oil and beef and remove and set aside.
• Add garlic, ginger and chilli to the wok.
• Cook for 30 seconds.
• Add onion and capsicum and stir fry for 1 minute.
• Return the beef to the pan along with the combined sauces.
• Stir to warm through.
• Serve immediately with rice.

ORIENTAL STIR FRY VEGETABLES WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the vegetables.
• Heat the vegetable oil and the sesame oil in a wok.
• Add the garlic and stir fry a minute Add the remaining vegetables except the bean sprouts and add the oyster sauce too.
• Stir fry for 3-4 minutes Add the remaining ingredients including the bean sprouts but excluding the lime juice and stir to mix well for another 2-3 minutes.
• Sprinkle the lime juice and check the seasonings add more if reqd.
• Serve immediately.

GLAZED COD WITH BOK CHOY, GINGER AND OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium. Add garlic and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 1 minute. Add bok choy, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add oyster sauce, soy sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet and bring to a simmer over medium. Season fish lightly with salt and pepper and add to skillet. Simmer gently over medium-low for 5 minutes. Turn fish and simmer, spooning sauce over fish, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Swirl in butter and lime juice and simmer over medium heat until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Serve fish and bok choy over rice or noodles. Drizzle with remaining sauce.

GAI LAN (CHINESE BROCCOLI ) WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash the gai lan and trim the ends of stalk (about 1/2 inch) and discard the ends.
• Mix the chicken stock, sake, and sugar in a small bowl and set aside.
• In a large wok or pan heat 1 1/2 T vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the garlic cloves and cook until lightly golden about 1 to 2 minutes. Be careful you do not burn the garlic.
• Turn the heat to high and add the ginger and cook for 15 to 20 seconds and add gai lan stalks.
• With a large spoon or spatula scoop up the oil and bathe the gai lan stalks for about 1 minute.
• Pour the chicken stock mixture and immediately cover the wok or the pan with a tight fitting lid.
• Turn down the heat to medium and let gai lan steam for about 3-4 minutes. You should be able to easily pierce with the stalks with a fork.
• Remove the gai lan to a plate, leaving any remaining stock mixture in the wok or the pan and add oyster sauce and sesame oil. Cook for about 1 minute on medium high and pour the sauce over the cooked gai lan and serve.

STIR FRIED BEEF AND BROCCOLI IN OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut meat across the grain into very thin slices.
• Place in a bowl and combine with soy sauce, rice wine, water and cornstarch.
• Allow to marinate at least 10 minutes (I sometimes do this in the morning, then cook when I get home).
• Meanwhile prepare remaining ingredients and stir together sauce mixture.
• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet.
• Add meat and cook, stirring constantly, until meat is about 75 per cent cooked.
• Remove and reserve.
• Scrape out pan if necessary and return to heat.
• Add another 2 tablespoons oil if needed and heat.
• Add garlic, ginger and green onions and cook 30 to 60 seconds until fragrant.
• Stir in cut-up broccoli and add water.
• Cover and cook 3 minutes.
• Re-add beef to pan and combine well.
• Add sauce to mixture and bring to boil.
• Cook until thickened and beef and broccoli are cooked through.
• Serve with steamed rice.

BROCCOLI WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together oyster sauce, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and 1 tablespoon water.
• In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high. Addgarlic and broccoli. Cook, tossing occasionally,until broccoli is bright green, about 3minutes. Add 1/2 cup water, cover, andcook until broccoli is tender but stillhas some bite, about 2 1/2 minutes. Addoyster sauce mixture; cook until thickened,about 1 minute.

STIR-FRIED BROCCOLI IN OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Trim the broccoli into florets and bite-size (1 1/2-inch) pieces of peeled stem. Add the broccoli to the pot and cook until crisp-tender, about 1 1/2 minutes. Strain in a colander.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the garlic, ginger and jalapeno and cook until the garlic is golden and fragrant, about 45 seconds. Add the broccoli, oyster sauce, vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon salt and toss to coat.

CHILLI BEEF WITH BROCCOLI & OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the beef in a bowl with the soy, five-spice, rice wine, chilli and cornflour, and season with black pepper. Mix well so the beef is completely coated in the thick paste and leave to marinate for at least 10 mins but 30 mins is better.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a wok until very hot. Add the beef to the wok, but do not overcrowd the pan - the beef needs to be in a single layer. If necessary, cook the beef in batches. Fry the beef vigorously for about 3 mins until brown and crisp and scoop onto a plate.
• When all the beef is cooked give the wok a quick wipe out. Heat the remaining oil and stir fry the peppers and broccoli for a minute then pour over the stock and add the oyster sauce. Simmer everything together for 1 min then add the beef to the wok and boil briefly to thicken the sauce then serve straight away with rice or noodles.

BEEF IN OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the beef: Prepare the fillet of beef by hammering it with a meat cleaver, the side of a meat cleaver, the side of a Chinese cleaver or a rolling pin. Slice it thinly, and put the pieces into a bowl. Season the beef with the light soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt, black pepper, and sugar. Set aside.
• Heat a wok over high heat, and add 1 tablespoon groundnut oil. Add the garlic, and chile, and toss quickly. Then, add the spinach leaves, and toss so they warm for 5 seconds. Scatter them onto a large serving plate.
• Heat the wok over high heat, and add the remaining groundnut oil. Add the beef slices, and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, adding a dash of Shaohsing rice wine. Season with a pinch of dried chile flakes. To serve, lay the beef over a bed of the garlic-spinach leaves.
• To make the mushrooms: Reheat the wok, add the oil, then add the oyster mushrooms and stir fry for 1 minute. Add a small splash of water to create some steam to help cook. Season with the black rice vinegar, and light soy sauce. Spoon the mixture over the beef, and serve.

BEEF STIR-FRY WITH BROCCOLI & OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a wok until smoking, pour in the oil then add beef. Stir-fry for 2 mins, then tip onto a plate. Add broccoli with a splash of water then cook until broccoli turns bright green.
• Add the onion and stir-fry for 1 min, then add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Pour in the oyster sauce and 125ml water. Bring to the boil and cook until reduced to a sticky sauce. Stir in the beef, along with any juices from the plate, then serve straight away.

STIR-FRIED CHINESE GREENS WITH GINGER, OYSTER AND SOY SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove any blemished outside stalks from the greens. Put the spinach to one side so that you can add it to the wok or pan at the last minute, as it cooks very quickly. Prepare the rest of the Chinese greens; i normally cut the Chinese broccoli into strips and the bok choy into quarters. Plunge the greens into boiling water for about 1 1/2 minutes until just tender, and drain well.
• Put the oil and the ginger into a very large, hot wok or other suitable pan and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the scallions and the rest of the ingredients apart from the seasoning. Stir, then add the spinach and toss so that everything is coated in sauce. The vegetables will sizzle and stir-fry. The oyster and soy sauce will reduce, just coating the greens. At this point season to taste. Stir-fry for a further minute and serve immediately.

BEEF AND BROCCOLI WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the steak across the grain into strips 3 inches long and 1/4 inch wide.
• In a bowl, stir together the 1 Tbsp cornstarch, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp sugar, the baking soda, and 2 Tbsp water. Add the beef and stir until well mixed. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• In another bowl, combine the oyster sauce, both soys, 1 tsp oil, the remaining 1 tsp cornstarch, the remaining 1/2 tsp sugar, white pepper to taste, and 2 Tbsp water, st aside. Bring a sauce pan 3/4 full of water to boil, and add broccoli florets, blanch until just tender 3-4 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water until cool, then drain again. Set aside.
• Remove the beef from the bowl and pat dry with paper towels. In a wok or large, deep saute pan over high heat, heat 2 Tbsp of peanut oil until very hot. Add the beef and stir fry until opaque, 3-4 mintues. Using a slotted spoon, quickly transfer the beef to a sieve placed over a bowl to drain.
• Wipe out the pan with paper towels and reheat over high heat. Add the remianing 1 Tbsp oil and heat until very hot. Add garlic, and ginger and stir fry just until golden brown, 15-20 sec. Using slottted spoon, lift out the ginger and garlic and discard. Add the onion to the pan and cook until just tender, about 5 minutes. Pour in the rice wine and deglaze the pan stirring to dislodge any brown bits on the bottom. When the wine has evaporated, add the sauce, stir, and bring to a boil. Immediately add the beef and broccoli and stir fry until the sauce thickens and the beef is heated through, about 3 minute Transfer to a warm bowl and serve.

OYSTER SAUCE CHICKEN WITH BOK CHOY

Steps:

• For the chicken: In a large bowl, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Add the cornstarch and toss to coat.
• For the sauce: In another smaller bowl, combine the stock, cornstarch, oyster sauce, soy sauce and chili sauce. Mix well and set aside.
• For the stir-fry: Heat a wok over high heat and, when the wok starts to smoke, add the peanut oil. Add the ginger and stir-fry for a few seconds. Then add the chicken, let settle for 1 minute, and then stir-fry for 3 minutes more. As the chicken starts to turn opaque, add the rice wine and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Stir in the reserved sauce and bring to a boil. Add the mushrooms and bok choy stalks and cook for 1 minute. Then stir in the bok choy leaves and cook for another minute. Remove from the heat and stir in half the scallions. Transfer to a serving dish, garnish with the remaining scallions and serve immediately.

VEGETABLES AND CABBAGE STIR-FRY WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat; saute broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and garlic in the hot oil until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and drizzle oyster sauce over the vegetables mix and toss to coat.

BROCCOLI WITH OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Whisk together oil, oyster sauce and vinegar in a large bowl until evenly combined (the mixture will not emulsify). Add broccoli, sprinkle generously with pepper and toss well to evenly coat the broccoli in the sauce.
• Spread on a baking sheet and roast, stirring the broccoli halfway through, until tender and beginning to brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

SPICY BEEF FILET IN OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir together 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon oyster sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch in a bowl. Add beef and toss to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator 30 to 45 minutes. Remove from the refrigerator 10 minutes before cooking.
• Stir together water, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, and pepper in a small bowl; set aside. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in onion, and cook until it beings to brown on the edges, about 1 minute. Add the beef, and continue cooking and stirring until the beef is just slightly pink, about 5 minutes. Pour in the sauce; cook and stir until the sauce has thickened and turned translucent, about 1 minute more.