Chinese Garlic Sauce for Stir-Fries

Ingredients

• Rice wine vinegar

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  2 tbsp or 25g

• Soy sauce

  Regular sodium, Shoyu

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  2 tbsp or 36g

• Rice wine vinegar

  2 tsp or 10g

• Tomato chili sauce

  Bottled, no salt, low sodium

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  ¼ tsp or 1g

• Cornstarch

  1 ½ tsp or 4g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Vegetable oil spread

  Margarine-like, unspecified oils, approximately 37% fat, with salt

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

Directions

1. Gather the ingredients. Combine the rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauces, rice wine or sherry, chili sauce and sesame oil in a small bowl, stirring to combine. In a separate small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in water. Heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat in a saucepan. Add the garlic and cook, stirring until aromatic (around 30 seconds). Quickly re-stir the sauce, add it to the saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring. (This will take about a minute). Re-stir the cornstarch-water mixture and add it to the sauce, stirring to thicken. Use in your favorite stir-fries and enjoy!