2.5 Cups Kung Pao Sauce

(from Ramona’s recipe box)

Kung Pao Sauce…make it on the weekend then stir fry. Make it and freeze it and have it ready always.

Source: Online (from RecipeThing user reachesha) (from RecipeThing user anacaeca)

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 5 people

Categories: Asian, Sauces

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoon minced ginger
  • 2 tablespoons sambal oelek
  • 1 cup naturally brewed dark soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup naturally brewed rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water for a slurry
  • Grapeseed or canola oil for cooking
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. In a wok or saute pan coated lightly with oil over high heat, add garlic and ginger and saute for 1 minute, just to soften.

  2. Add sambal, taking care not to inhale the chile, and saute until well-blended.

  3. Add soy sauce to deglaze, then add sugar and rice vinegar.

  4. Bring to a boil and slowly whisk in slurry to thicken.

  5. Check for flavor and season if necessary.

  6. Keep warm to use in recipes or cool to room temperature, store in an air-tight jar and place in the fridge.

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