Oysters are considered a delicacy by merit. After tasting a small bite, you are unlikely to be able to stop until the whole plate is empty. The oyster sauce has absorbed all the best. And it carries this amazing taste, constantly balancing on the fine line of salty and sweet. With its help, you can "revive" many dishes, endowing them with special notes of the distant sea.
What is it and what it is eaten with
Oysters are familiar to many "by sight". The method of their preparation does not cause any doubts in anyone. But with a sauce based on them, things are a little different. There are a lot of rumors and controversies constantly circulating around him. Modern production is trying to save money by slipping under its guise a dark substance, next to which the oysters did not even lie. But people who have tried oyster sauce at least once in their life cannot be fooled. They will never confuse this taste with anything else.
This product is very easy to prepare. Sea inhabitants cook long and hard until their juice becomes like liquid caramel. Over time, the color will take on a dark, rich brown hue. Then a drop of soy and starch syrup is added to the resulting liquid and packaged in cute bottles. This is how the unsurpassed Asian dressing is born. Its energy value is low. The calorie content is also not great, for which adherents of a healthy diet love it so much. Despite the fact that it is prepared from marine life, the taste is by no means fishy.
If you are already a little intrigued and would like to experiment with a maritime wonder, go in search of the "hero of the occasion" and accompanying ingredients and start preparing interesting dishes!
Chicken with mushrooms and nuts
The recipe for the most delicate delicious dish with oyster sauce in the composition. Will be a good addition to any table, be it festive or everyday. In order for a culinary masterpiece to be born, you will need:
- 2 chicken breasts;
- 5 grams of kinean pepper;
- 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- 2 tablespoons of starch;
- 50 grams of cashew nuts;
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
- 100 grams of champignons;
- a bunch of fresh green onions;
- sugar to taste.
There are quite a lot of ingredients, but all of them are needed a little bit. The products are designed for 2 servings. The approximate cooking time is 20 minutes.
1. First, prepare all foods for further frying. Cut the chicken into small cubes and roll in the starch. Pass the garlic through a crusher and tear the onion feathers into pieces. Divide the champignon caps into equal parts. Peel hot peppers from seeds.
2. Now you can methodically begin to fry everything. A wok pan is best suited for this purpose. But, if it is absent in the kitchen arsenal, you can use any one.
3. Heat a frying pan, add refined oil and immerse hot peppers and grated garlic in it. Fry them for 1-2 minutes. Then add the chicken pieces and brown them over high heat for 5 minutes.
4. Turn off gas and add all other ingredients. Place cashews, green onions and mushrooms in it. Pour in soy and oyster sauce, 3 tablespoons of water. Add sugar and mix everything well. Cover the skillet with a lid and let the food simmer for about 5-7 minutes.
5. Then turn off and put on plates. Spicy spicy chicken is ready! The dish will turn out to be simply wonderful: juicy and hearty, a little spicy, with light notes of fresh herbs.
Beef with onions in oyster sauce
This recipe is a timeless classic. The dish has become widespread in South China. It is believed that beef with oyster sauce is a favorite treat of all kung fu fighters. Bruce Lee is a vivid confirmation of this. This dish occupies a special place in his daily menu. It received the honorary pet status. To reproduce its light, you need the following set of products:
- 300 g of beef;
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons of wine;
- one chili pepper;
- a lush bunch of spinach;
- a small piece of ginger;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- one tablespoon of vegetable oil, soy sauce, and cornstarch.
1. First, rinse the meat and cut it into thin slices, as if you were making chops from it. Next, switch to cooking the marinade.
2. Take a small deep bowl and combine the starch, soy sauce and vegetable oil in it.
3. Then take out a wide saucepan, put the pieces of meat in it and cover them with marinade. Leave to stand for about an hour. During this time, the meat will become soft and very tender. When the beef is well marinated, send it to fry in a skillet. Best for these purposes, a wok is suitable. But if it does not appear in the number of kitchen utensils, take an ordinary deep frying pan. Place the meat slices on it and fry over high heat until tender. This process will take place very quickly and will take no more than half an hour.
4. Now switch to vegetables. Cut the pepper, ginger, garlic and spinach into small pieces. And send them in this order to the pan. Spinach is the last. Fry quickly on both sides for 5-7 minutes. The main thing is to look carefully so that nothing burns out.
5. When the vegetable mixture is ready, place it on a plate. Move on to the oyster sauce yourself. His exit came. Pour it into a hot skillet and hold until it sizzles and boils.
6. Now put all the puzzles together. Combine beef with vegetables and sauce in a nice plate and serve. The dish will go well with boiled rice.
Frog legs
The following recipe is intended to break the usual stereotypes and culinary foundations. Do you think that an exotic dish can only be tasted in a restaurant? But no! You can easily cook it at home. Of course, frog legs can not be found in every store and hypermarket. But if you set yourself such a goal, you will definitely succeed. So, when the mission is completed and the jar of frog legs begins to show off in your kitchen, move on to preparing a homemade culinary delight.
You will need:
- 500 grams of frog legs;
- 8 small chili peppers
- a bunch of green onions;
- head of garlic;
- a small piece of ginger, about 10 grams;
- 20 ml of vegetable oil.
For the marinade:
- 40 ml soy sauce;
- 5 grams of ground black pepper;
- 20 g corn flour;
- 15 ml oyster sauce.
1. First, prepare the marinade. Combine all the previously stated ingredients in a deep bowl and rub the frog legs liberally on both sides. Then let them sit in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
2. Next, chop the garlic and ginger into small pieces, chop the onion into feathers. Wash the chili and chop it finely. Then send all prepared foods to the skillet and fry them until a pleasant aroma and light brown crust appears. Then add the frog legs and mix everything well.
3. Add soy and oyster sauce. Cover the skillet with a lid and keep on fire until the sauces begin to simmer. When you hear the characteristic hiss, turn down the gas and simmer the dish for another 10 minutes.
4. After the allotted time has passed, place the frog legs on the plates. Decorate the dish with long green onion feathers and invite your family to the table. Get ready to see their astonished faces and hear the praises of the resulting treat. The taste will turn out to be very rich, spicy and a little spicy. Such a delicacy will not leave anyone indifferent.
Most oyster sauce dishes go well with boiled rice and noodles. Take this into service and be sure to use it when serving culinary masterpieces to the table.
