Chinese•budget
Chinese Brown Sauce
An easy and home kitchen friendly Chinese style brown sauce
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. white pepper
- 1/2 tbsp. sesame oil
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
Instructions
- 1
Mix cornstarch with water first and make sure there is no pump inside.
- 2
Add oil and fry minced garlic in a small pot over a slow fire for about 10 seconds until slightly browned.
- 3
Add the seasonings, and let it combine for a while.
- 4
Stir the starch water and then pour it in. Let it simmer for about 1 minute or until the sauce slightly thickens. I found that it would be much thicker once it cooled down.
- 5
Mix in sesame oil. If you want to keep it for later, store in air-tight glass jars.
- 6
Over blanched broccoli