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Stir Fry Sauce
This stir fry sauce blends soy sauce, vegetable stock, sesame oil, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, sugar, and cornstarch to create a balanced sauce that combines salty, sweet, and tangy elements with a hint of spice. It thickens when simmered with stir-fried ingredients, providing a glossy coating that enhances vegetables, meats, or tofu.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
16 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- ½ cup soy sauce low-sodium
- ½ cup vegetable stock or water, low-sodium
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ Tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 - 2 teaspoon ginger grated
- 1 Tablespoon sugar up to 2 tablespoons for a more sweet than sour sauce, or honey
- 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
- Increase rice vinegar to 1 tablespoon to enhance the sauce's sourness.
- Add up to one additional tablespoon of sugar or honey to make the sauce sweeter.
- Both brown and granulated sugar can be used based on preference.
- For a thicker sauce, add up to 1 extra tablespoon of cornstarch during preparation.
- Adjust the ingredient ratios to customize sweetness, sourness, and thickness according to taste.
Nutrition Information
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
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.