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easy yuxiang sauce

EASY YUXIANG SAUCE

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Yuxiang sauce is a sweet, sour, salty and spicy sauce which goes well with vegetable and meat dishes. This homemade sauce is flavorful, easy to make and ready in 5 minutes.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course condiments, sauces
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 1

Equipment

  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 spoon or whisk for stirring or mixing
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce use gluten-free if needed
  • 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce use gluten-free substitute if needed
  • 1/2 tbsp doubanjiang
  • 1 1/2 tbsp muscovado sugar substitute with white or brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce use oyster substitute
  • 2 tbsp Chinkiang vinegar use rice or cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine substitute with sherry, sake, stock or non-alcohol substitute
  • 4 tbsp warm water
  • 1/2 tbsp cornstarch or conrflour

Instructions
 

  • Place all the ingredients in a bowl.
  • Whisk or mix until well combined

Video

Notes

  1. Use straight-away as stir-fry sauce.
  2. If using as a dipping sauce, heat a pan, pour the prepared sauce, cook on slow fire until the sauce is thickened, and check that the cornflour is cooked.
Keyword Chinese Yuxiang sauce, Yuxiang Sauce