Sauces Used in Asian Cooking

The sauces used in Asian cooking can be intimidatingketchup or salsa. It can be added at the end of a stir
and confusing when standing in the grocery store.fry to give the stir fry an extra bit of spice.Sesame
Here is a simple guide to help with what flavors areOil: This is a very mild flavored oil that is used in cool
found in each sauce and what dishes these saucesdishes to enhance the background flavor. When
work best in.Soy Sauce: This is a brown sauce with aheated the oil looses most of its flavor.Rice Wine:
salty taste. It is available in lite as well as original. It isThis is a strong vinegar type wine that can be used
an all-purpose sauce that blends well with cabbagein dressings or in hot dishes. It blends well with
and fish.Fish Sauce: This sauce can be intimidatingsesame oil and oyster sauce for a simple sauce.Star
thinking that it will give a strong fish flavor to dishes.Anise: This spice is a combination spice as common as
The brown sauce is stronger in scent than in flavor.cinnamon. It is best used with beef or poultry.Shauna
It is commonly used in Southeastern Asian andHanus is a gourmet cook who specializes in creating
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sauce is strong in flavor and lends itself well tocooking with easy to find grocery items to create
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overpowering.Chili Sauce: This sauce can be spicy ornewsletter is always fun and informational packed
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