J.Lef wrote:
> Just picked up a new carbon steel joyce chen wok. (I also have a new
> cooktop, with some high output burners)
> Looking at the recipe included for fried rice, it says to use a tsp of
> chinese brown gravy syrup(and specifically it says not soy sauce)
> Any idea what this could be. Oyster sauce maybee. I thought I was
> familiar with most asian ingrediants, but this one stumps me.
> Can someone clue me in please.
>
>

LaChoy used to sell a small bottle labeled "brown gravy sauce". I
haven't seen it in a very long time. I used a small amount in
chicken and turkey gravy to darken t a bit since it really added no
flavor. It looked very much like bottled caramel coloring but it wasn't
sweet.

gloria p