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Default Oyster sauce substitute?

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Kalmia > wrote:

> What would you use in place of oyster sauce, if you didn't have it on
> hand?
> I have soy, teriyaki, ponzu, hoisin.....but no oyster.
>
> It was called for in a Thai sauce for a shrimp dish.


There really is no substitute. I'd try mixing a bit of Hoisin and
Teryaki. Got any worcestershire? If so, I'd add that too.
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