Easy All-Around Dipping Sauce

• 份量: 3 servings
• 准备时间: 10 minutes
• 总时间: 15 minutes

配料

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1 green onion (sliced)

1 ½ tbsp neutral oil (, I used avocado oil)

1/2 tbsp soy sauce (or more to taste)

1 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp rice vinegar (or distilled vinegar)

1-2 tbsp chili oil (adjust to desired heat)

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1/2 tsp roasted sesame seeds

1 block soft or silken tofu

Fried shallots (for topping)

Dumplings

Noodles

Cucumber Salad

步骤

To make the sauce

Heat neutral oil then pour over garlic and green onion in a heat proof bowl.

Place the rest of the ingredients in the bowl and mix until well incorporated. Feel free to adjust everything depending on your desired taste!

To enjoy the sauce, you can make:

Cold/Steamed silken tofu: simply open a package of silken tofu and place it on a deep plate/bowl. Drain any excess water.You can opt to steam this for a warm version or keep it cold, straight out of the package! Pour the sauce over then top with fried shallots. Serve then enjoy with rice, or noodles.

Dumplings: use this sauce as a dipping sauce for your steamed or pan-friend dumplings or opt to pour the sauce over your dumplings to let them soak up the flavors!

Cucumber salad: smash the cucumber (smashing gives it added texture), and then slice into smaller pieces of your choice. You can place the cucumber on a strainer with a catch basin underneath then sprinkle some salt. Add a pinch of salt and toss to coat the cucumber. Leave to sit for 10-15 minutes to draw out extra water. Remove the cucumber and then transfer to a bowl. Pour over the sauce/dressing and mix well.

Noodles: Cook noodles of your choice. I simply microwaved 2 portions of frozen udon until chewy. You can opt to directly pour the sauce over and mix well or you can also heat up a wok and stir-fry some tofu or vegetables in some oil. Once tender, add the sauce. Add the cooked noodles to coat with the sauce. The sauce will thicken from the sugars and coat the noodles well. Enjoy!

Stir-Fried Tofu: Pan-fry slices of tofu on a pan with oil until golden brown on both sides. Pour the sauce over and allow the sauce to come to a gentle boil. It’ll start to thicken from the sugars and coat the tofu.Another option is to use the sauce for dipping instead of pouring it to mix with the tofu.

Storage Tips and More

You can make this sauce 2-3 days in advance. It keeps well in the fridge! Just mix well and leave to sit at room temperature before using.

For an extra tang, you can add a splash more vinegar!

营养

• 每份大小: 1 serving (sauce)
• 卡路里: 112 kcal
• 总脂肪: 12 g
• 饱和脂肪: 1 g
• 不饱和脂肪: 11 g
• 反式脂肪: 0.03 g
• 钠: 445 mg
• 总碳水化合物: 6 g
• 膳食纤维: 0.2 g
• 总糖: 4 g
• 蛋白质: 1 g