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**snopea** · #19 (**permalink**) 14-05-2008, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blake murphy[_2_]

On Mon, 12 May 2008 16:28:33 -0500, Sqwertz ost
wrote:

snopea wrote:

Any good ones out there anyone can recommend?

(ie do the meat and veg and add the sauce and it's done)

thanks!

The single-most important sauce for stir-frying is oyster sauce. A
good one like Lee Kum Kee premium or Amoy. And if you can't get
those, then LKK Panda brand is fairly decent.

Rice wine, chicken stock, light soy sauce, black bean sauce, shrimp
paste, bean paste, and hot chili pastes are secondary, and with all
the above you can make any sort of stir-fry. Don't ever buy
anything labeled "stir-fry sauce" - They all suck.

-sw

i suspect snopea is mainly looking for convenience here.

snopea, try googling 'chinese brown sauce' for something you can make
up in advance and add to stir-fried ingredients. it will taste better
and be cheaper in the long run than the pre-made sauces. you will
have to buy the ingredients, but most of them last a long time. for
storage tips on the ingredients, check he

Chinese Sauce – How to Store Chinese Sauce and Seasonings

there's another nice ingredient page he

Cook's Thesaurus: Asian Condiments

that being said, the effort involved in frying some shredded ginger
root and garlic before your meat and vegetables is amply repaid.

your pal,
blake

THANK YOU ! that is what i am looking for convenience and i would do the ginger and garlic separately no biggie

i found this brown sauce recipe at the "about" site-would it also work with chicken or would it be better if i substitute chicken broth for the beef broth? site says it works on all meats tho
-maybe it could also be doubled...

Quote:

Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
3/4 cup beef broth (beef bouillion cubes can be used)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Preparation:
Combine the above ingredients in order and bring to a boil, stirring. Yields about 1/3 cup.

(i do intend to add some chili paste with garlic and maybe black beans and other things-just wanted a "base" recipe)

tyagainsnope