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Chinese Garlic Sauce
Chinese garlic sauce is packed with flavors and has a perfect combination of salty, spicy, and slightly sweet flavors. This is an all-purpose stir-fry sauce that can be added to veggies, chicken, or shrimp. It can also serve as a dipping sauce for dumplings, egg rolls, and more.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 218 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian , Chinese
Ingredients
- 5 large cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons ginger minced
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- ½ cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
- 4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons red chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon green onion optional
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl- chicken stock, low-sodium soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili sauce, red chili flakes, brown sugar, green onion (optional), and toasted sesame oil. Keep aside.
- In a saucepan heat canola oil. Sauté minced garlic and ginger in hot oil until fragrant, about 30 to 60 seconds.
- Pour the prepared sauce into the pan, and with constant stirring bring the sauce to a boil. Then let it simmer on low heat for another minute.
- Meanwhile, make cornstarch slurry by mixing water and cornstarch until no lumps are left.
- Pour the slurry into the sauce.
- Bring the mixture to a boil with constant stirring, and cook until the sauce is thickened.
- Use the sauce immediately in stir-fry recipes.
- To store the sauce, wait until the sauce is completely cooled, and then transfer it to an airtight glass jar and store it in the refrigerator.
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Notes
- Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition Information
Calories
218kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
1450mg
(60%)
Potassium
287mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
636IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 218
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 218kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 1450mg | 60% |
| Potassium | 287mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 636IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.