15 Basic Stir Fry Sauce Recipes

I love a superb stir fry and they are generally a great way to consume odds and ends of meat, vegetable and noodles. And let's be honest, they're a quick and simple dinner solution. Simply prepare some rice or add some noodles and a family-pleasing meal.

I rarely get started with a recipe - merely a pile of assorted items. So it occurred to me recently that what I really needed would have been a stir-fry sauce cheat sheet” - an opportune reference with the combination of sauce ingredients I need to make varieties of stir fry to blend with my assortment of ingredients.

So I created one!

Here I've collected 15 great stir-fry sauce recipes that may be printed to maintain handy with the food prep (or bookmarked, in the event you prefer).

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15 Basic Stir-Fry Sauce Recipes

Instructions it really is these recipes … just combine the components in a small bowl, stir well to blend, adding to your stir fry. Don't miss the guidelines at the bottom with the recipe list, too.

Lemon Stir-Fry Sauce - Great with seafood stir fries, for example shrimp and/or scallops, likewise as chicken.

1/2 cup lemon juice

2 tsp. lemon zest

1/2 cup chicken broth

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

2/3 cup chicken broth

Optional: red pepper flakes

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Soy Sesame Stir-Fry Sauce - good all-round Asian sauce, well suited for all proteins.

1/2 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup soy sauce

2 tsp. hot red pepper flakes

2 tsp. sugar

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2/3 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup chicken broth

3 1/2 Tbsp. sugar

1 Tbsp. sesame oil

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 tablespoon minced ginger

Sweet and Sour Stir-Fry Sauce - great with chicken and pork.

1/2 cup chicken broth

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

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Sweet and Sour Stir-Fry Sauce II - great with chicken, pork, beef and shrimp.

1/2 cup ketchup

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

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Sweet and Sour Stir-Fry Sauce III - great with chicken, pork, beef and shrimp.

1/2 cup white sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup white vinegar

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup chicken broth

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

4 tsp. granulated sugar

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2/3 cup coconut milk

1 Tbsp. fish sauce

1 1/2 Tbsp. soy sauce

1/3 to 1/2 tsp. dried crushed chili

2 1/2 tsp. brown sugar

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1/4 cup rice vinegar

1/4 cup soy sauce

4 tsp. granulated sugar (less in any other case using natural peanut butter)

4 tsp. natural peanut butter

2 Tbsp. water

Combine all ingredients as well as heat in microwave for 20-30 seconds.

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3/4 orange juice

1 Tbsp. Cornstarch

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1/2 cup orange juice

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3/4 cup orange juice

3 Tbsp. soy sauce

1/2 tsp. minced ginger

1 tsp. sesame oil

Large pinch of dried crushed red pepper, or even taste

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1/2 cup chicken broth

1 Tbsp. soy sauce

1 tsp. sesame seeds

1/2 tsp. sesame oil

1 fresh red chili, finely chopped or 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (or 1/2 tsp. sambal oleek)

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Spicy Szechuan Stir-Fry Sauce - great all-round spicy stir fry sauce.

3-4 Tbsp. sodium-reduced soy sauce

2 Tbsp. rice wine or rice vinegar

2 tsp. cornstarch

1 tsp.sesame oil

1 Tbsp. minced garlic

1 tsp. chili paste (sambal oleek or chili paste sauce with garlic)

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Tips:

Some of such sauces have already got cornstarch added but when they don't, use this to thicken any sauce that you just think is just too big thin. Simply combine 1 Tbsp. cornstarch with 3 Tbsp. water and stir prior to the cornstarch is dissolved. Add a bit, stir and cook until sauce thickens. Add more as necessary.

Consider using low-sodium chicken broth and soy sauce to stop an overly-salty finished dish.

Each these sauces makes 1/2 - 1 cup of stir fry sauce. You may not want to buy all, according to the amount of meat, noodles and/or vegetables you might be stir frying. Add as needed to make it as saucy as you wish and thicken using the thickener above, if desired. Of course, it's also possible to double the sauce in the event you're generating a lot of stir fry.

Some of such sauces already contain stuff like minced garlic, ginger, onion or chilis (or another heat) however, if they don't, you'll want to consider adding some in your stir fry.

Everyone's tastes will vary so you will almost certainly want to tweak the sauces for your tastes. If you listing the list, just make notes as you go to build up your perfect sauce.

Do you might have soy garlic, Thanks.

Let me discover how you like the Spicy Orange, Jill!

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