Chinese Oyster Sauce
A simple recipe for a popular Chinese seasoning. Chinese oyster sauce pairs with meat, poultry, fish, and seafood dishes, with all kinds of side dishes, stews, omelets, and salads. It deepens the flavor of finished foods, making them richer and more savory.
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Chinese Oyster Sauce
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 8 %
5 g
Fats 0 %
0 g
Carbohydrates 92 %
55 g
99 kcal
GI:
86
/
0
/
14
- The foundation of Chinese oyster sauce is, naturally, the oyster sauce itself — a thick liquid seasoning sold in glass bottles. It has a savory, slightly salty oyster flavor and is made from real oysters with the addition of water, sugar, and starch. Having appeared in China more than a hundred years ago, oyster sauce has become an almost inseparable part of Chinese home cooking. There's one quirk to using it: it works best in recipes with a small number of ingredients, otherwise its flavor gets lost among everything else. Chinese oyster sauce is served with salads and side dishes — classic fried rice, rice noodles with pork, chicken in oyster sauce with nuts, spicy rice with shrimp, all sorts of soups, stir-fried vegetables, omelets, and many other dishes. It goes well with meat, poultry, fish, and seafood, as well as various grains and vegetables, and pairs with almost anything that has a salty profile. On top of that, Chinese oyster sauce is quite nutritious thanks to its proteins, amino acids, calcium, potassium, zinc, sodium, and iron — a well-rounded set of vitamins and minerals that benefits the body, boosts stamina, and restores energy. Making Chinese oyster sauce is very easy and fast. You'll need a small mixing bowl. Pour the ready-made oyster sauce into it, add the soy sauce, and whisk everything together well so the two sauces combine. Instead of oyster sauce you can use the liquid from a can of oysters (you won't need the oysters themselves). At this stage the soy sauce can be swapped for teriyaki sauce. Once the sauces are mixed, add the sugar and whisk until it fully dissolves. Taste the sauce and adjust it by adding a little more oyster sauce, a pinch of sugar, or a touch of soy sauce. Add the soy sauce a little at a time so you don't over-salt the finished dish. The ready oyster sauce keeps in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. It's best served with meat, fish, and seafood dishes to further enhance their flavor. Enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Soy sauce - 51 kcal/100g
- Brown Sugar - 394 kcal/100g
- Oyster sauce - 121 kcal/100g
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