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Default How make glaze for chicken stir fry

George wrote:

> Zippy P wrote:
> > Hi, can somebody point me to a place that will tell me how to make
> > those yummy orange/lemon/etc glazes that I find on take-out chinese
> > food?
> >
> >

> Chinese sauces are typically constructed to the cooks taste. So you
> need to experiment.
>
> For an orange sauce I would use orange rind (maybe a teaspoon),
> orange juice (~ 1 cup), stock, some brown sugar, soy sauce, finely
> chopped fresh garlic and a little ginger. Drizzle in corn starch
> dissolved in cold water to thicken.
>
> Lemon is similar only use lemon instead of orange.


Marmalade works as well.

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