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Get the Recipe 5-Minute Stir Fry Sauce (so easy!)
Making stir fry at home has never been easier with this 5-minute stir fry sauce recipe made from scratch. Whisk together the simple ingredients - or shake them up in a jar - and add it to your favorite stir fry ingredients. Your flavorful dinner will be ready in no time!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 16 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- ½ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup low-sodium vegetable stock or water
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ Tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 - 2 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 Tablespoon sugar or honey* up to 2 tablespoons for a more sweet than sour sauce
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- Pinch red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- In a bowl or mason jar with a lid, combine all of the ingredients and whisk or shake well until combined.
- Use immediately in a stir fry recipe, simmering it to thicken. Or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week before using. This recipe yields approximately 1 ¼ cup of sauce; you may want to start using half in your recipe and add more as desired. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Sour: to make it more sour, increase the rice vinegar to 1 tablespoon.
- Sweet: to make it sweeter, add up to one additional tablespoon of sugar or honey.
- Sugar: speaking of, brown sugar or granulated sugar work!
- Thicker: to make the sauce extra thick, add up to 1 tablespoon additional corn starch.
- Play around with the ratios if you have a preference for a certain taste - it's super customizable!
Nutrition Information
Serving
2tablespoons
Calories
16kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
497mg
(21%)
Potassium
22mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
18IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 16
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2tablespoons | |
| Calories | 16kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 497mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 22mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 18IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.