How To Make Stir Fry Sauce

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.

Mix together in a bowl soy sauce, chicken broth, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and a little bit of pepper.

In a separate cup, mix together lukewarm water and cornstarch to avoid lumps.

In some oil, mix together ground ginger and garlic, and let that cook until it simmers.

Once the garlic and oil have started to simmer, add in the soy sauce mixture and whisk until it starts to boil.

Slowly mix in the cornstarch mixture once the sauce has started to boil.

Cook the sauce at the same temperature, letting it boil or simmer until it thickens to the desired thickness.

Leave the sauce to cool down a bit; it may thicken more as it cools.

Store any unused sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for about three days.

Taste the sauce before using it in your stir-fry to adjust flavors if needed.

Once thickened, remove the sauce from the heat.

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