Peanut Stir Fry Sauce Recipes
Stir fry sauce is commonly used in households across the
world. There are hundreds of different varieties of stir fry,
which are used in many different cuisines. The most common
types of stir fry stem from Chinese cuisines, which many of the
recipes and base ingredients reflect.
Ingredients:
Cornstarch
Brown sugar
Fresh ginger root
Garlic, minced
Ground red pepper
Soy sauce
Cider vinegar
Chicken or beef broth
Dry sherry
Water
Tabasco (Optional)
Note on Ingredients:
You may use more or less ingredients dependent on whether
you're making Chinese style stir fry or if you're making a
North American stir fry. North American stir fry will use less
in the way of Soy Sauce and use spicier ingredients.
Preparation: 5 to 10 minutes
Cook Time: None
Stir fry sauce should be combined cold, mixing well to
ensure all ingredients are evenly distributed through the
sauce. You do not want to cook the sauce in advance, as it will
be cooked when you prepare the actual stir fry. Cooking the
stir fry sauce may cause your stir fry to burnt.
When you are making stir fry sauce, you should keep several
things in mind. Almost every type of stir fry is different.
There are sweet stir fry blends, such as Chinese teriyaki and
spicy blends, such as what you can expect from a jambalaya. The
ingredients you select should reflect the style of stir fry you
want. If you're after a spicy stir fry, you will want to use
less in the way of sugars and more in the way of peppers, cumin
and similar spices. Sweeter stir fry sauce will use more brown
sugar, and will often contain soy sauce as a base.
History:
Stir Fry originates in China. Due to the lack of fuels and
the use of quick cooking foods, the technique both caters to
the type of ingredients the Chinese had available to them as
well as to the lack of resources for heating food. There are
two distinct styles of Chinese stir fry, including the Bao
technique and the Chao technique. Many Western stir fry recipes
are adaptations of the Bao technique, which involves a constant
mixing of meat and vegetables in a liquid broth, where the Chao
technique uses dry spices and is more difficult to master.
It is unknown how long stir fry sauce has been in use,
although it is thought to be one of the original cooking
methods of the Chinese.
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