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Chinese Sauce "Looo" (Basic Sauce)

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Submitted by byron

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 batch

PREP

10 min

COOK

15 min

READY

25 min

Ingredients

1 237
CUP ML SOY SAUCE, DARK *
1 237
CUP ML SOY SAUCE, TAMARI
thin
1 237
CUP ML SUGAR
2 473
CUPS ML WATER
3 3
EACH EACH RED CHILI PEPPERS
sliced *
1 1
X X GINGER ROOT
2 inch slice *
2 3E+1
TABLESPOONS ML STAR ANISE
or 5 whole flowerets
½ 118
CUP ML PEANUT OIL
2 2
CLOVES 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.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 267g (9.4 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 482 51% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 28g 42%
Saturated Fat 5g 23%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 3600mg 150%
Total Carbohydrate 19g 19%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars g
Protein 10g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 3%
Calcium 4% Iron 14%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free
 

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