Main ASIAN SAUCES – Cooking Basics
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There are so many Asian sauces out there, where does one even start? Here are some basics that will get you started. Happy Sunday! ๐
I learned a lot! Thanksc
This is a super useful episode. Thank you!!
Incredibly helpful video. ๐ค
A super crucial video for those who wasn't in the know, thank you. You are about to hit 200K subscribers homie! Thats something you and your family can feel good about ๐
Yes, these are my go to Asian sauces as well, many of the exact same brands. In my list of basics, I would have to add Kadoya Sesame Oil. I use Sesame Oil in most Asian dishes.
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Also … keep going with this type of info … it is so helpful … and, please do one on Asian Greens/Vegetables. So often when i'm in Asian grocery, i pick up
a bunch of greens and have no idea what they are and how to use them, yet i intuitively know they are good and health giving. Please advise.
Glad you are giving substitutes. Being gluten free there is only one soy sauce I can use. Thank you for this. Thankfully I have found gluten free hosin sauces and sweet rice wine. Love your recipes
Thank you. This was very informative!
I had never considered using Shaoxing wine in risotto. I must try it.
Thanks Flo. That was very helpful. Grocery stores in my area do not carry the shouxing (sp) wine. Need to find an Asian market for that.
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Thanks Flo, you should have had Dude do a taste test๐
Hey Flo, I've been a fan and a subscriber for a long time. Just love all the food and especially the Instapot recipes (Props to 'The Dude').
Your subject today is great and brought up a suggestion I have had a couple of times on different channels for Asian cooking (I haven't asked here for the record). I don't have a lot of room and I need to keep seasonings and oils for specific styles in boxes that we store out of the kitchen. If I was to ask you to pack a 12X12 box with everything I would need for cooking a wide assortment of Asian (Chinese, Maybe Korean/Thai) dishes, What oil, spice, sauce, maybe special rice or dried things like that would you put in that box and what might you have as options? Maybe you could do an episode on it ๐
Iโve been using mirin as a substitute for shaoxing wine. Is mirin the same as rice wine?
I have found most of the sauces on Amazon too. Spelling Shaoxing to search for it was a real challenge though I must admit. Thank you for the explanations for them, it helps fine-tune the recipes. ๐
Thanks for this video. I'm Filipino and trying to cook other Asian dishes but we rarely use dark soy or the Ketchum manis sauce. Nice to know its consistency and flavor type.
My husbands allergic to fish what can we use in Lou of fish sauce and any other sauce that would have fish?
I use hoisin as a gluten-free approximation when cooking for a family member and adjust around it. I also recently found a GF "oyster-flavored" sauce which is about as close as I can use. Thank you for the sauce run-down.
Flo Iโm using Kimlan soy sauce too๐ but I never know about the Kecap Manis will look for it .
Good explanation Flo. Too bad you donโt like oysters, they are awesome!
Thanks Flo, I just have soy sauce ๐๐๐
Thanks Flo, very helpful information. Say hello to the Dude ๐
Oh so very helpful!! Thank you
God Bless!
Best brands for everyday sauces…
Oyster = Spend extra, and get the Lee Kum Kee "old style" (must get old style, with the label with a lady on the boat, NOT the panda) as shown by Flo.
Hoisin = Lee Kum Kee or Koon Chun Hoisin Sauce
Sesame oil = Kadoya (Japanese)
Soy Sauce (reg aka light) = Kikkoman
Hi Flo! ๐ I have all but the ketchup one, (I know I spelled it incorrectly-the third soy, and I cannot find Saoxing wine (again w/the spelling).
So having said that- why canโt I cook like you? ๐
I hope youโre all doing great. God Bless you & your family. Xxoo
Since I do a lot of Asian cooking I keep most of the sauces that you have on hand. I saw Helen of Helen's Recipes have a t-shirt about fish sauce that says smells like Hades, tastes like Heaven. I never smell it, I never taste it but if the recipe calls for it I add it in! On the subject of cooking wine, I never ever use "cooking" wine because it's salted. I know why, but I've been trying to minimize my salt so I use sherry wine. One sauce I've made myself but then found a bottle of it and since then I haven't, is caramel sauce. I presume I can use dark soy sauce to replace that in a Vietnamese recipe. I'll see the next time I make some more Ga Kho Gung! Thanks for this video! I know it has to help a lot of people! I've been a student of Runaway Rice since 2013 so I'm not unfamiliar with some of them! Best wishes to you and yours!!!!
Thank you, Flo! I needed this video! I love hoisin sauce and use it as a condiment, too.
I was just shopping (amazon) for a couple of sauces I don't have. How timely of you Flo. Happy Sunday. ๐
Where can I buy rice wine vinegar?
Is there any alcohol free sauces? We cook without alcohol.
Kimlan! Good choice.
This is a brilliant video, I had to comment before watching lol. But I have wanted someone to do a video like this for so long. This will definitely make my cooking so much easier. Thank you so much for sharing ๐๐ผ๐๐ผโค๏ธ