Brown Sauce

Directions

  1. 1Add one teaspoon of hoisin sauce.
  2. 2Add another teaspoon of oyster sauce.
  3. 3Add another teaspoon of Kikkoman soy sauce.
  4. 4Add a teaspoon of cooking wine or cooking sherry.
  5. 5Add a dab of white pepper.
  6. 6Add another teaspoon of dark soy sauce for coloring.
  7. 7Add a little bit of minced garlic if you like a heavy garlic flavor.
  8. 8Add a little bit of cornstarch.
  9. 9Add a little bit of MSG.
  10. 10Do not add salt.
  11. 11If you want your brown sauce to turn into a Hunan or Szechuan spicy sauce, add a little bit of hot chili.

Ingredients

  • 1 pint plain water or light chicken bouillon base, chicken stock, or soup
  • 1 tsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp Kikkoman soy sauce
  • 1 tsp cooking wine or cooking sherry
  • 1 dab white pepper
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 little bit minced garlic
  • 1 little bit cornstarch
  • 1 little bit MSG
  • 1 little bit hot chili

Tips

  • Add hot chili to turn it into a Hunan or Szechuan spicy sauce.
  • Do not add salt.