5-Minute Stir Fry Sauce (so easy!)
Making stir fry at home has never been easier with this 5-minute stir fry sauce recipe made from scratch. Whisk together the simple ingredients – or shake them up in a jar – and add it to your favorite stir fry ingredients. Your flavorful dinner will be ready in no time!
Prep: 5min
Total: 5min
Yield: 6
Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 2 tablespoons, calories 16 kcal, Carbohydrate 3 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Sodium 497 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, unSaturated Fat 2 g
Ingredients:
- ½ cup soy sauce (low sodium recommended)
- ½ cup low-sodium vegetable stock (or water)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ Tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 – 2 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 Tablespoon sugar or honey* (up to 2 tablespoons for a more sweet than sour sauce)
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- Pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
Instruction:
- In a bowl or mason jar with a lid, combine all of the ingredients and whisk or shake well until combined.
- Use immediately in a stir fry recipe, or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Recipe yields approximately 1 1/4 cup of sauce.
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FAQ
What is the sauce for the stir fry made of?
How do you make stir fry taste like a restaurant?
What can I add to stir fry for taste?
- Nuts and seeds. Peanuts might already be regular stir-fry toppers, but it’s time to expand your nutty horizons. …
- Fresh ginger. Ginger will add some serious zing to your stir-fry. …
- Put an egg on it. …
- Marinate your protein. …
- Skip the rice. …
- Vinegar. …
- Seaweed. …
- Fresh herbs.
What are the 3 rules of stir-frying?
The first is to cook your protein and your vegetable separately, and combine them only after both are fully cooked. A second rule of thumb for stir-frying: Choose one vegetable per stir-fry. Finally, always remember to add liquid only after everything is more or less finished cooking.
