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Default Oyster sauce substitute?

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:31:46 -0400, "cshenk" > wrote:

> "cshenk" wrote
> > "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.

> >
> > Teriyaki and Hoisin mixed. It won't be the same, but it will do.

>
> Forgot to give a guide. I'd start with 2 parts teriyaki and 1 part hoisin
> then taste.


I'd do soy and hoisin. Add a paste of garlic, ginger and onion to it
also. As you said, it'll be good, but it won't be the same.

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