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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.
What are the amounts for chicken and vegetables
Just the right amount of flavor to enhance the dish.
Awesome thanks for trying my recipe.
This was delicious! My husband immediately said, “This is really good!” more than once :)
I just mde chicken str fry with carrotsc,snow peas an mushrooms, using yourb stir fry sauce. It wa delicious, and this is now my go to sauce. I love your recipes.
Hi Pat, thanks so much for trying this easy stir-fry sauce recipe. :)
Rasa, I’m already following you on Facebook, are the recipes the same as email? I wanted to enter the give away fry pan contest and I ended up here. Incidentally my husband and I made one of your recipes this week, and it was wonderful, it took us going to 5diffrent grocery stores to find what we needed, and couldn’t find the wine., we don’t have Asian grocery stores here, and can’t find light or dark soy sauce!
Hi Sheila, the Facebook recipes are mostly old recipes. If you subscribe to my emails you will will receive the email whenever I post a new recipe. :) I am so glad that you got to try out my recipes. You should check out all my recipes, they are amazing: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/. Good luck in the giveaways, I hope you win! :)
can this sauce be used with a shrimp stir fry
Yes you can.
Hello Rasa, last week I bought my first wok and outdoor gas stove because I miss all the good foods I tried when I was in malaysia. I think I’m gonna get addicted to your site. Thanks and all the best from Germany.
Hi Amelie, awww thanks for being a new fan. Congratulations on your wok. :)
I had to comment because I’ve used this sauce several times now. I love it. I can’t have my favourite, Chinese food, because of fears with my peanut allergy ( you never can be sure) – now I can make it myself. And it’s even better than what I have had as a takeout! Yay!
I think the sauce would go with any meat you wanted.
I made this last night and it was DELICIOUS! I didn’t have oyster sauce, so I doubled the (organic) soy sauce. I recently decided that I’m going on a plant based diet, and look forward to making this will all types of veggies and maybe some tofu, once I get over my tofubia!
That’s awesome!
Rasa, I am allergic to oysters and anything to do with
them. What can I use in place of oyster sauce?
Fish sauce?
are you aware that an “oyster flavored” vegetarian sauce is available at most supermarkets in the US…brand is Oriental Mascot
I think I have been the vegetarian of oyster sauce. :)
Hi Marilyn…I buy vegetarian Oyster flavored sauce at my local supermarket (brand Oriental Mascot