Fish sauce, kung pao sauce, spicy sauce, braised sauce, and sweet and sour sauce are several common sauces in Chinese cuisine, each with its own unique flavor and preparation method.
Let me introduce you to the basic recipes and preparation steps of these five sauces.
Fish sauce
Ingredients:
Minced garlic, minced ginger, minced chili pepper, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, water starch.
Modulation Steps:
1. Prepare minced garlic, minced ginger and pickled chili pepper in appropriate proportions.
2. Soy sauce, sugar and vinegar are mixed together according to the ratio of 1:1:1, and the ratio can be adjusted appropriately according to personal taste.
3. Add an appropriate amount of water starch to the mixed soy sauce sweet and sour solution to make the juice slightly thicker.
4. Mix all the materials evenly.
Kung Pao juice
Ingredients:
Soy sauce, peanut butter or sesame paste, sugar, vinegar, water starch, chili flakes, Sichuan pepper noodles.
Modulation Steps:
1. Mix soy sauce, peanut butter (or sesame paste), sugar and vinegar in a ratio of 1:1:2:1.
2. Add an appropriate amount of water starch to thicken the juice.
3. Add chili noodles and peppercorn noodles according to your preference to increase the spicy flavor.
4. Stir well and then use.
Spicy sauce
Ingredients:
Chili flakes or chili paste, minced garlic, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, water starch.
Modulation Steps:
1. Prepare chili noodles or chili sauce and minced garlic according to personal taste.
2. Mix light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and vinegar in a ratio of 2:1:2:1.
3. Add an appropriate amount of water starch to adjust the viscosity of the juice.
4. Mix all the ingredients evenly and mix them into a spicy juice.
Braised sauce
Ingredients:
Light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine, water or broth, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves.
Modulation Steps:
1. Mix light soy sauce and dark soy sauce in a ratio of 3:1.
2. Add an appropriate amount of sugar and cooking wine to increase the sweet flavor.
3. Add an appropriate amount of water or stock as the base of the juice.
4. Add spices such as star anise, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves to enhance the aroma.
5. Boil all the ingredients and simmer over low heat to make the flavor of the spices fully exude.
Sweet and sour sauce
Ingredients:
Sugar, white vinegar, light soy sauce, water starch, pepper (optional).
Modulation Steps:
1. Mix sugar and vinegar in a ratio of 1:1.
2. Add a small amount of light soy sauce to mix the color.
3. Add an appropriate amount of water starch to make the juice viscous.
4. If you like, you can add a little pepper to increase the flavor level.
5. Stir all the ingredients well, boil and use.
In practice, everyone's taste preferences are different, and the above ratios can be adjusted appropriately according to personal preferences. In addition, the sauce needs to be adjusted according to the specific dish and cooking method during the cooking process to achieve the best taste and flavor.