Chinese Sauce "Looo" (Basic Sauce)
Basic Sauce is used over and over again to slow-simmer a number of foods. It imparts its own flavor to what is cooked, and grows more savory with the cooking of different foods.
Yield
1 batchPrep
10 minCook
15 minReady
25 minLow Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
soy sauce, dark
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
soy sauce, tamari
thin |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | cups |
water
|
|
| 3 | each |
red chili peppers
sliced |
*
|
| 1 | x |
ginger root
2 inch slice |
*
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
star anise
or 5 whole flowerets |
|
| ½ | cup |
peanut oil
|
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
peeled and minced |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
soy sauce, dark
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
thin |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 473 | ml |
water
|
|
| 3 | each |
red chili peppers
sliced |
*
|
| 1 | x |
ginger root
2 inch slice |
*
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
star anise
or 5 whole flowerets |
|
| 118 | ml |
peanut oil
|
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
peeled and minced |
|
Directions
Add all ingredients to saucepan and boil 15 minutes.
Refrigerate sauce.
Simmer foods in this sauce, as the foods absorb the salty taste, you may need to add more soy sauce to compensate.
Do not use fish in this sauce if you want to keep it long.
