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Stir fry sauce is an all-purpose sauce for Chinese and Asian stir fries. This easy homemade stir fry sauce is using soy sauce, oyster sauce and great with chicken, beef, shrimp, vegan and vegetable recipes.
Homemade Stir Fry Sauce
When it comes to preparing authentic Chinese recipes, you can’t miss the savory and healthy stir fry sauce, a building block in Chinese and Asian cooking.
Stir frying is a cooking technique you need to master and I will teach you the tips and secret ingredients to make the best stir fry sauce.
How To Make Stir Fry Sauce
Making homemade “brown sauce” is easier than you think. It calls for only a few ingredients:
- Oyster sauce
- Soy sauce
- Sugar
- Water
- Corn starch
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
The corn starch thickens the sauce, so the stir fry sauce clings to the meat, and every bite is bursting with deep flavors.
Corn starch is an important ingredient; it’s also used to “velvet” the protein in stir-fries, for example: chicken, pork, beef, fish or shrimp, etc. for the authentic flavors and textures in Chinese cooking.
So Many Uses
To showcase my homemade sauce recipe, I made this healthy and delicious Chicken with Broccoli and Carrots.
This recipe is the epitome of a perfect Chinese stir fry dish; the taste is subtle yet utterly scrumptious.
Master this easy recipe and you can cook just about anything and the end result will always be better than your neighborhood Chinese takeout restaurants.
Chinese Stir Fry Tips And Techniques
An authentic stir fry should never be doused in too much sauce; the sauce should barely cling to the ingredients.
For the best results, you have to mix the ingredients of the sauce in a small bowl before using. Before adding the sauce into the stir fry, quickly stir it so nothing settles at the bottom of the bowl.
Also, don’t use too much corn starch as you don’t want a thick and gooey sauce. Spatula plays a very important role in the cooking process. Use it to continuously stir and toss the ingredients in a back and forth motions.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 272 calories for 1/2 cup sauce, which can be used to make a dish for two people.
What To Serve With This Recipe
This recipe is best served with chicken, beef or shrimp. For a wholesome Chinese meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Stir Fry Sauce
Ingredients
Stir Fry Sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
Stir Fry Sauce
- Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir to mix well.
- Heat up the sauce over low heat until it slightly thickens. The sauce is now ready to be used for Asian stir-fry dishes.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Great sauce recipe. Now I can use it for most of my Chinese dishes I make. Love your recipes easy and they taste great. Better then I get form take out. Thanks
Thanks Marjorie.
Think it’s safe to up this recipe to, oh, I don’t know, a lifetime’s supply? Seriously, this looks SO good! I’d eat it on just about anything!
Hi Karly, thanks. Yes, this is an all-purpose stir fry sauce for any stir-fries. :)
Hi Bee,
Where is the print button to print the recipe ? Thanks
Hi Bee,
I wanted to make this stir fry sauce, but the ones here all have wheat in them being Gluten Free I can not have wheat, rye, or barley.Do you know of a brand that is Gluten Free?
Argo Corn Starch is gluten-free. You can use gluten free oyster sauce and soy sauce.
No print option?
Ooops thanks for catching it. Just fixed it.
This looks delicious!
Aww Sara, thanks for your sweet comment on the stir fry sauce. :)
I’m allergic to corn in all it’s forms including corn starch. With a sauce like this would I be better off using arrowroot, tapioca starch, or something else as a thickener? I love Asian cuisine, especially the recipes I find here, but I sometimes have trouble figuring out which starch to use to thicken a sauce.
Hi Michelle, if you are alergic to corn, please use arrowroot or tapioca starch.
You can use xanthan gum. Just a pinch of it whisked really fast into the sauce ingredients will thicken it up and not leave a funny taste and texture like tapioca starch.
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Hi Joan, wow, that’s a very nice comment, I am so glad that you like my recipes. :)
I would have to second that! Rasa is a gem! She has made my dreams of eating Chinese daily, come true.
Thanks Tonitia for the support. :)
would this be the same sauce to use for Moo Goo Gai Pan, the white sauce
not much at cooking but that’s my favorite Asian dish to eat but I don’t know how to make the “white sauce” for it
The white sauce is different but tastes about the same. You can use this brown sauce, or I will have to make a white sauce using Argo Corn Starch, too! :)
? hello , I can’t find any corn ? starch here .. any replacement should ?
You can use tapioca starch, potato starch.