Real Chinese All Purpose Stir Fry Sauce

• servings: 1 serving
• active time: 2 minutes
• total time: 2 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup light soy sauce

1/2 cup oyster sauce

1/4 cup Chinese wine

1/4 cup cornstarch / cornflour

1 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp sesame oil (toasted)

1 tsp ground white pepper (I sometimes use 1 tbsp, I like the spiciness!)

Directions

Combine ingredients in a jar and shake to combine. Store in fridge and shake before use.

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TO USE:

Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok over high heat.

Add your choice of Base Flavourings (see note 1) - fry for 10 seconds or so to infuse oil.

Add stir fry ingredients in order of time to cook (starting with ingredients that take longest to cook), leaving leafy greens, like the leaves of bok choy, until when you add the sauce (otherwise they will wilt and overcook).

Add noodles (if using), sauce and water, your choice of Additional Flavourings and any leafy greens.

Gently toss to combine and to let the sauce cook for around 1 minute. The sauce will become a thick, glossy sauce that coats your stir fry.

Serve immediately with rice.

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AMOUNT TO USE:

Stir Fry: 3 tbsp Stir Fry Sauce + 6 tbsp water to make a stir frying for 2 people using around 5 cups of uncooked ingredients (proteins + vegetables).

Noodles: 3 tbsp of the Stir Fry sauce + 5 - 6 tbsp water to make a noodle stir fry for 2 people using around 7 cups of the combined stir fry uncooked (vegetables - packed, proteins + noodles - if using).

By weight (Noodles & Stir Fry): Around 3 tbsp Stir Fry Sauce per 1 lb / 500g of combined ingredients (proteins + vegetables + noodles if using) plus 1/3 cup water.

Notes

BASE FLAVOURINGS: Garlic, ginger, fresh chillies (all minced or finely sliced)

ADDITIONAL FLAVOURINGS: Sriracha, Chilli Bean Paste or other Spicy addition; sweet chilli sauce; fresh cilantro / coriander leaves, or thai basil; rice vinegar; garlic or chives (chopped), pinch of Chinese five spice powder; substitute the water with pineapple or orange juice

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 18 g
• Calories: 34 kcal
• Total Fat: 1.7 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 1.7 g
• Sodium: 504 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 3.7 g
• Total Sugars: 0.9 g
• Protein: 0.6 g