Stir Fry Sauce – A Lovely Mess

We make a variety of stir fry at our home and as we speak I’m right here to share our recipe for home made stir fry sauce. This 5 minute recipe is very easy to make!

I believe having the ability to make an awesome stir fry is a type of meals everybody ought to know—it needs to be taught in faculties as a primary life talent. I like rice, I like noodles and I like utilizing up no matter leftover meats and greens are sitting in my fridge.

Whereas sure, you may actually use a store-bought stir fry sauce I believe there’s a variety of worth in having the ability to throw one collectively from belongings you doubtless have already got readily available. This simple stir fry sauce recipe is flavorful, barely candy and somewhat bit spicy. It goes nice with nearly something you’re throwing into your stir fry.

Associated: Candy Chili Sauce, Spring Roll Sauce, Dumpling Sauce, Candy and Bitter Sauce, Orange Hen Sauce.

Stir Fry Sauce Substances

• Soy sauce – You need to use custom soy sauce or low sodium or gluten-free.
• Hen inventory – Or rooster broth.
• Sesame oil – Provides depth of taste.
• Rice vinegar
• Worcestershire sauce
• Garlic – Recent garlic, minced.
• Ginger – Recent ginger, minced.
• Brown sugar
• Pink pepper flakes – For somewhat kick.

Whereas this will seem to be a variety of substances, take into account that lots of them are both shelf secure or will be saved within the fridge for lengthy intervals (so you should use them up over time).

Instructions

In a small- to medium-size mixing bowl, mix all substances. Whisk collectively till the sugar is totally dissolved.

An alternative choice is so as to add all of the substances to a jar, like a mason jar, with a lid. Then shake properly till the sugar has dissolved.

Now you possibly can pour the stir fry sauce over your stir fry combination whereas cooking in a big skillet or pan. Retailer any unused sauce in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as per week. This makes a few cup of sauce (the good quantity), so I can sometimes use this recipe twice. However it relies upon how a lot stir fry you’re making/how massive your loved ones is.

Suggestions & Substitutions

• As a substitute of soy sauce, you may use low-sodium soy sauce, liquid aminos or gluten-free soy sauce. 
• You may substitute vegetable or beef inventory for rooster in the event you want. You may additionally use vegetable broth if you wish to make a vegan stir fry sauce. 
• If you happen to don’t have sesame oil and don’t need to purchase it, you should use one other cooking oil like olive oil. However, I do suppose the taste of the sesame oil provides to this recipe.
• If you happen to don’t have rice vinegar and don’t need to purchase it, you should use apple cider vinegar. I just like the sweetness of rice vinegar, however ACV will work properly too.
• As a substitute of brown sugar, you may use granulated white, honey, or maple syrup. You may as well scale back the quantity of sugar in the event you want.
• I don’t really feel this sauce wants a thickening agent. Nevertheless, in the event you do want one, add a teaspoon or two of cornstarch when whisking collectively.
• Secret ingredient—many individuals declare ketchup is the key ingredient in stir fry sauce. It offers a lift of taste. If you happen to strive it, begin small and tell us what you suppose.

Stir Fry Recipe Concepts

Study how you can construct the proper stir fry. We love to make use of veggies, broccoli, snow peas, bell peppers, onion, mushrooms and carrots in our stir fry. You may as well add protein resembling shrimp, beef, pork or rooster.