Community Pick
Easy Stir Fry Sauce
"A basic stir fry sauce that I've been using for years. I got the recipe from my mother, but I don't know where she got it from. I make no claim to authenticity."
photo by Andrew Purcell
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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3 cups
ingredients
- 2 -3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger (or a bit of fresh minced ginger)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1⁄2 cup soy sauce or 1/2 cup tamari soy sauce
- 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar or 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 1⁄2 1 1/2 cups beef broth or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth (I use chicken broth if my stir fry will have chicken, etc.)
directions
- Combine all ingredients in a large glass jar with a lid.
- Screw lid on.
- Shake well.
- Can store in fridge up to 2 weeks.
- Shake well before using.
- To use sauce: stir fry your vegetables and meat as desired, add appropriate amount of sauce, bring to a boil, boil for 1 minute or until slightly thickened.
- Serve.
Questions & Replies
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Can I use vegetable broth instead of chicken? My kiddo is vegan. -
How do u make beef stir fry?
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Please respond to my question below -
I want to know how much is 2/3 cloves garlic minced in teaspoons? I cut the recipe to 1 cup as well.
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I'm not sure of what the appropriate amount of sauce to use is. I'll use about 3 cups of cooked rice and 2 chicken breasts cubed with veggies. Any suggestions?
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Reviews
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Good basic sauce, with some hot sauce or red pepper flakes it has much more flavor, you can control the heat as desired. With that addition I'd give it 5 stars, but added heat is a matter of personal preference it certainly is quick and easy. I didn't have fresh garlic so I used both granulated garlic and some jarred minced garlic and that worked well. I made a half recipe and found that was enough for 3 generous servings with no shortage of sauce on them. I did stir in just a little of a Yoshida's original sauce into my completed stir fry dish because my husband loves that flavor, but I think this recipe would stand alone very well. I made this recipe with a packet of sodium free beef Herb Ox since it has no sodium and I used low sodium soy sauce and for the vinegar I opted for rice vinegar. I think that may be a must for a good stir fry sauce. I made it into an asparagus and beef stir fry with mushrooms, green onions, fresh Cutie segments and leftover sliced rib steak. I served it over rice. -
This was very good, but I thought it was a bit too sweet. I would definitely lessen the brown sugar. I added crushed red pepper and black pepper, and served it with chicken, broccoli, and linguine.
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Very good sauce - family said best stir fry ever! -
I followed the recipe as written, however I used a 1/2 tsp garlic powder b/c I didn't have reg garlic. It turned out okay. Mine never really thickened up, but it had great flavor. I will probably try this recipe again, and just use more cornstarch next time. -
This was really good. All I did was add a little bit of Sriracha to make it a little spicy. This will be my go to stir fry sauce from now on!
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Tweaks
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I also made it in a sauce pan and cooked it until it thickened up instead of going straight for the bowl. In my opinion simmering in a pan is definitely the way to go.
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Perfect base recipe. I added 1 Tbs each: hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, black bean garlic sauce..... and an extra Tbs of minced garlic. delicious. Thank you.
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Added more brown sugar
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I used half of the brown sugar so that it was less sweet- it turned out great.
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Chia seeds, Worcestershire sauce
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Winnipeg Mel
Winnipeg, Manitoba
I am a full time stay-at-home mom of two kids, a girl who's 8 and a very busy 5 yr old son, who has just started Kindergarden and loving it.As am I, I'm starting to sense what freedom from the SAHM life is!!! I have been married to my wonderful husband for ten years. I enjoy scrapbooking, reading, camping, doing various crafts and spending time with my family. I completed my Doula training in fall of 2004 and had the opportunity to attend a few other births. I really enjoy attending births and assisting women during this amazing time.I have expanded on my doula work by working privately for a family post-partum, 2 days a week. This keeps me busy, but I know that this is not my forever job. However now that my kids are both in school, I have started to think about "what I want to be when I grow up!!"
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