Description
Homemade chinese garlic sauce delivers robust flavor with minimal ingredients. Balanced and quick, this sauce elevates stir-fries and proteins while giving you restaurant-quality results at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tbsps low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsps rice vinegar
- 2 tbsps maple syrup
- ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable broth
- 4 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced (about 4 garlic cloves)
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
- 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry (optional)
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns (optional)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Sauce Preparation: Vigorously blend sauce ingredients in a medium mixing bowl until achieving a silky, uniform consistency that promises rich flavor complexity.
- Aromatic Foundation: Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium temperature, introducing minced garlic and ginger to create a fragrant, golden flavor base that will elevate the entire sauce profile.
- Liquid Integration: Rewhisk the sauce mixture, then pour directly into the skillet with sautéed aromatics, allowing the liquid to reach a dynamic rolling boil while continuously stirring to prevent ingredient separation.
- Texture Development: Reduce heat to a gentle simmer, maintaining constant movement to transform the sauce into a glossy, luxurious coating that gracefully clings to culinary implements and promises remarkable depth of flavor.
- Flavor Harmonization: Remove from heat and allow slight cooling, permitting ingredients to meld and intensify their gastronomic dialogue, creating a versatile sauce ready to complement stir-fries, serve as a dynamic dipping condiment, or be stored for future culinary explorations.
Notes
- Whisk Sauce Thoroughly: Blend sauce ingredients vigorously to eliminate lumps and create a silky-smooth consistency that ensures even flavor distribution.
- Toast Aromatics Carefully: Sauté garlic and ginger gently to release their essential oils and develop a deep, fragrant base without burning, which can create bitter undertones.
- Monitor Sauce Thickening: Watch the sauce closely while simmering, stirring continuously to prevent scorching and achieve a perfect glossy, coating texture that clings beautifully to dishes.
- Store Smartly: Cool sauce completely before refrigerating in an airtight container, where it can maintain optimal flavor and texture for up to one week, ready for quick culinary use.
- Prep Time: 7 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg