Mongolian sauce. Give your stir fries a delicious upgrade with this classic sauce recipe. With a simple combo of soy sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch, this sauce is guaranteed to make your stir fries extra delicious.

When you think about stir fries, what comes to mind? Easy, quick, nutritious meals loaded with deliciousness. However, the most important element of a good stir fry is the sauce. A beautiful combo of classic ingredients to create the ultimate stir fry sauce.

This Mongolian sauce is a delicious combo of soy sauce, brown sugar and corn flour (cornstarch) mixture. The key elements of this sauce are soy sauce and brown sugar. These two ingredients create the contrasting flavors of sour and sweet. And obviously, they are the ‘must’ ingredients of this sauce. If you’re after a gluten free version, make sure the soy sauce you use in this recipe is gluten free.

The role of corn flour (cornstarch) mixture in this Mongolian sauce is to thicken it creating a delicious coating for the protein and vegetables in the stir fry sauce. All you need to do is combine together cornstarch (corn flour) and water. Give it a quick stir until corn flour dissolves in water.

The one optional ingredient in this sauce is Chinese rice wine or Shaoxing rice wine. It will add a nice tangy flavor to the dish. And again, it’s totally optional.

And there you go. Amazingly delicious Mongolian sauce to add that extra flavor to your stir fries.

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Delicious sweet and sour Mongolian sauce to add to your stir fries.

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Course: Stir Fry Sauces

Cuisine: Asian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Author :Nish Kitchen

Servings 3 /4 cup

Ingredients

▢ ½ cup soy sauce
▢ ½ cup brown sugar
▢ 1 tablespoon corn flour cornstarch
▢ 3 tablespoons water
▢ ½ tablespoon Chinese rice wine Shaoxing rice wine (optional)

Instructions

Place corn flour (cornstarch) in a small bowl. Add water. Stir to combine. Set aside.
Combine together soy sauce, brown sugar, con flour mixture and rice wine (if using) in a small bowl. Set aside.

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