Homemade Szechuan Sauce

This Homemade Szechuan Sauce is sweet, tangy, and full of umami. Let it be the new go-to dipping sauce for all your fried food. You can also be creative and use it as your stir-fry sauce.

Total Time

15min

4.5

2 Ratings

Author: SideChef

Servings:

Ingredients

•

4 Tbsp

Water

•

4 Tbsp

Hoisin Sauce

or Soy Sauce

•

4 Tbsp

Distilled White Vinegar

•

4 Tbsp

Granulated Sugar

•

1/4 tsp

Sesame Oil

•

1/4 tsp

Simply Organic Garlic Powder

•

1/4 tsp

Simply Organic Onion Powder

•

1/4 tsp

Ground Ginger

•

1/4 tsp

Marmite®

or Miso or Worcestershire Sauce

•

1/4 tsp

Ground Black Pepper

•

1 Tbsp

Corn Starch

Cooking Instructions

Combine the Hoisin Sauce (4 Tbsp) , Distilled White Vinegar (4 Tbsp) , Granulated Sugar (4 Tbsp) , and Water (4 Tbsp) in a saucepan and bring it to boil over medium-low heat.

Add Marmite® (1/4 tsp) , Simply Organic Onion Powder (1/4 tsp) , Simply Organic Garlic Powder (1/4 tsp) , Ground Ginger (1/4 tsp) , Ground Black Pepper (1/4 tsp) , and Sesame Oil (1/4 tsp) in the saucepan.

Ladle out 1/4 cup of sauce to a small bowl, add in the Corn Starch (1 Tbsp) and mix well.

When the sauce starts to boil, add the cornstarch mixture back into the pan, cook for 5 minutes or until thickened. Keep stirring while cooking.

Transfer the sauce into a small bowl, set aside and let it cool down. And serve with chicken nuggets.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

FAT

0.4 g

PROTEIN

0.4 g

CARBS

10.7 g