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a glass jar of stir fry sauce with a whisk.

Easy Stir Fry Sauce Recipe

Ajoke
The best all-purpose stir fry recipe! Take the guess out of what sauce you should buy for stir fry and make your own in easy steps using some great store-bought sauces and a few pantry ingredients.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Condiments
Cuisine Asian
Servings 1 cup
Calories 342 kcal

Equipment

  • glass jar

Ingredients
  

  • cup dark soy sauce
  • ¼ cup light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 2 large garlic cloves chopped or minced
  • 1 teaspoon Fresh ginger paste
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • cup low sodium chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoon corn starch optional

Instructions
 

  • To a glass jar, add dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, garlic paste, ginger paste, rice wine vinegar, chicken stock. Cover tightly with its lid and shake rigorously to combine.
  • Store in the fridge for up to 1 month or longer. Chinese stir fry sauce can be used in marinades and stir fry dishes.
    PS: this recipe would yield about 1½ cups.

Notes

How much stir fry sauce to use in dishes
To make the stir fry sauce, add 2 tablespoons of the homemade sauce to a ⅓ cup of water (about 4 tablespoons), add one tablespoon of cornflour and mix to combine. Use in dishes as desired.
That said, you can add more of the stir fry sauce to the dish as desired. It is best to start with 2 tablespoons then adjust to your preference. I personally like 3 tablespoons of stir fry sauce to ⅓ cup of water.
Tips
  • Add heat to the sauce if desired, you can add sriracha, red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper
  • Shake the sauce to combine every time you want to use it
  • There is no need to salt the protein or veggies before cooking. Let it be the last thing to add to the stir-fries since the sauce already contained salt from the ingredients used.
  • Don’t fret if the sauce is too dark, simply thin it out with water or low sodium broth/stock

Nutrition

Calories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 17gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 8577mgPotassium: 430mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 4mg

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Keyword Asian stir fry sauce, Chinese stir fry sauce, stir fry sauce
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