Simple All-Purpose Cantonese Style Oyster Sauce

Simple all-purpose oyster sauce can be used to create many different Chinese style and Asian recipes at home. This sauce is quick and easy to make and can be customized to suit your needs. To change the sauce profile, I’ve added chopped Thai chili peppers or minced jalapenos. I’ve minced garlic, ginger, and or green onions and added them to the oil and sautéed for a minute or two, before adding the prepared sauce mix. You can go on your own culinary journey. The amount of sauce in this recipe can serve anywhere from 1-6 servings, and that's depending on what you're going to use your simple all-purpose oyster sauce in. This recipe is easy to scale up. See notes to make a vegetarian or vegan sauce.

Course Condiment, Gravy, Sauces

Cuisine Asian fusion, Chinese

Keyword All-purpose sauce, asian sauce, Cantonese oyster sauce, umarmi sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings Serving

Calories 19kcal

Author Dr. Wendy Dearborne

Equipment

2 small bowls
1 small saucepan
Spatula

Ingredients

Sauce Mix

2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp water
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp dark soy
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp white or black pepper
1/8 tsp MSG optional

Slurry

1/4 tsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp water

Cooking

1/2 tbsp cooking oil

Instructions

In a small bowl add all sauce ingredients, except cooking oil. Mix well and dissolve the sugar. Set aside
Mix cornstarch with the water to create a slurry and set aside.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, add oil. When hot add the prepared sauce mix well until heated through and simmering.
Add prepared slurry and mix until thickened. Remember to mix before adding the slurry as it can separate out.
The sauce is ready to serve. Pour over noodles, rice or vegetables etc. This sauce can be used in the cooking of stir-fried proteins.

Notes

Vegetarian or vegan
To make this recipe vegetarian, substitute the oyster sauce with vegetarian oyster sauce which is made from oyster mushrooms.

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