Stir Fry Sauce – A Beautiful Mess

We make numerous stir fry at our home and at present I’m right here to share our recipe for do-it-yourself stir fry sauce. This 5 minute recipe is very easy to make!

I feel having the ability to make an amazing stir fry is a type of meals everybody ought to know—it must be taught in faculties as a primary life ability. 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 might definitely use a store-bought stir fry sauce I feel there’s numerous worth in having the ability to throw one collectively from belongings you seemingly have already got available. This simple stir fry sauce recipe is flavorful, barely candy and a bit of bit spicy. It goes nice with virtually 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 hen 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 a bit of kick.

Whereas this may occasionally appear to be numerous elements, remember that a lot of them are both shelf secure or will 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 elements. Whisk collectively till the sugar is totally dissolved.

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

Now you’ll be able to 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 couple of cup of sauce (the good quantity), so I can usually use this recipe twice. However it relies upon how a lot stir fry you’re making/how huge your loved ones is.

Suggestions & Substitutions

• As a substitute of soy sauce, you might use low-sodium soy sauce, liquid aminos or gluten-free soy sauce. 
• You possibly can substitute vegetable or beef inventory for hen should you want. 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 suppose 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 properly too.
• As a substitute of brown sugar, you might use granulated white, honey, or maple syrup. You may also scale back the quantity of sugar should you want.
• I don’t really feel this sauce wants a thickening agent. Nevertheless, should 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. In the event you 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 also add protein resembling shrimp, beef, pork or hen.