Homemade Chinese Stir Fry Sauce Recipe

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: salt water

Tamari is gluten-free, while salt water is a basic alternative.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides a healthier fat option.

rice vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a similar tang with added health benefits.

hoisin sauce

🥗Healthier: plum sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce + sugar

Plum sauce is a lower-calorie alternative.

Chop 5 cloves of garlic and 1.5 ounces of fresh ginger into a fine chop.

Add the chopped garlic to a bowl.

Add the chopped ginger to the bowl with garlic.

Add 3 Sichuan peppercorns to the bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon of white sugar to the bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil to the bowl.

Add 1/4 cup of soy sauce to the bowl.

Add 3 ounces of Chinese cooking wine to the bowl.

Add 2 tablespoons of hoisin sauce to the bowl.

Add 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce to the bowl.

Stir all the ingredients together in the bowl.

Let the sauce marinate overnight in the refrigerator for infusion.

Optionally strain the sauce after marinating to remove solids.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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