Stir Fry Sauce – A Lovely Mess

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

I believe having the ability to make an incredible stir fry is a kind 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 would definitely use a store-bought stir fry sauce I believe there’s a variety of worth in having the ability to throw one collectively from stuff you doubtless have already got readily available. This simple stir fry sauce recipe is flavorful, barely candy and a little bit bit spicy. It goes nice with nearly something you might be throwing into your stir fry.

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

Stir Fry Sauce Elements

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

Whereas this may increasingly look like a variety of components, understand that a lot of them are both shelf steady or may be saved within the fridge for lengthy intervals (so you need to use them up over time).

Instructions

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

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

Now you may 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 every week. This makes a few cup of sauce (the excellent quantity), so I can usually use this recipe twice. But it surely relies upon how a lot stir fry you make/how large your loved ones is.

Ideas & Substitutions

• As a substitute of soy sauce, you would use low-sodium soy sauce, liquid aminos or gluten-free soy sauce. 
• You possibly can substitute vegetable or beef inventory for hen should you favor. You may additionally use vegetable broth if you wish to make a vegan stir fry sauce. 
• In the event you don’t have sesame oil and don’t wish to purchase it, you need to use one other cooking oil like olive oil. However, I do assume the taste of the sesame oil provides to this recipe.
• In the event you don’t have rice vinegar and don’t wish to purchase it, you need to use apple cider vinegar. I just like the sweetness of rice vinegar, however ACV will work nicely too.
• As a substitute of brown sugar, you would use granulated white, honey, or maple syrup. You can too cut back the quantity of sugar should you favor.
• I don’t really feel this sauce wants a thickening agent. Nonetheless, should you do favor 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. In the event you attempt it, begin small and tell us what you assume.

Stir Fry Recipe Concepts

Be taught methods to construct the right stir fry. We love to make use of veggies, broccoli, snow peas, bell peppers, onion, mushrooms and carrots in our stir fry. You can too add protein akin to shrimp, beef, pork or hen.