Doris Night wrote:
>
> On Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:06:32 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >When you make stir fries, do you use sauce? If so, what kind? I've tried a
> >variety of purchased sauces, including one just called "Stir Fry Sauce".
> >Just not sure what the good ones are as I don't like stir fries for the most
> >part. I do sometimes eat stir fried vegetables with salt and pepper but no
> >sauce.
> >
> >Do you use sauce? If so... Is it a purchases sauce or do you make your own?
> >
> >Thanks.
>
> When I make stir fried chicken I always make my own. I really like
> Thai flavours, so I add ginger, garlic, chopped up Thai chilis, lime
> juice, coconut milk, maybe some lemon grass, sesame oil, a bit of soy
> sauce, some rice vinegar, a pinch of sugar or honey, and a tiny bit of
> fish sauce. Sometimes if I want the dish to take on a Satay flavour,
> I'll throw in a spoonful of peanut butter.
>
> I don't actually make the sauce separately, I just add those things to
> the stir fry pan as the chicken is cooking.
>
> Adding a tablespoon or so of sweet sherry is nice, as well.

Thanks Doris. I've saved this.
One thing though...if you add all that stuff, I think I'd mix it
all together before the chicken starts cooking. In a wok chicken
pieces cook quickly. Nice to have all that ready to toss in right
at the end.