Description
This quick and easy black garlic and ginger brown sauce offers a deeply savory, restaurant-quality flavor for weeknight dinners. It elevates simple proteins and vegetables with complex umami and a glossy finish, perfect for stir-fries or glazes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 120ml low-sodium soy sauce (or gluten-free tamari)
- 120ml low-sodium vegetable broth
- 6 large black garlic cloves
- 30g fresh ginger (20g minced, 10g julienned)
- 30g packed brown sugar
- 15ml unseasoned rice vinegar
- 10ml toasted sesame oil
- 1 cornstarch slurry (15g cornstarch + 30ml cold water)
Instructions
- Prep Aromatics: Mince 20g of the fresh ginger for the sauce base. Finely julienne the remaining 10g ginger for garnish.
- Blend Sauce Base: Combine black garlic cloves, minced ginger, soy sauce, vegetable broth, brown sugar, and rice vinegar in a blender. Blend until completely smooth.
- Simmer Glaze: Pour the blended mixture into a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a gentle simmer for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally to allow flavors to meld.
- Thicken Glaze: Whisk the cornstarch slurry until smooth. While simmering, slowly pour the slurry into the saucepan in a thin stream, whisking continuously for 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens to a glossy, syrupy consistency.
- Finish and Serve: Remove the glaze from the heat and immediately stir in the toasted sesame oil. Serve drizzled over stir-fried dishes, finishing with the reserved julienned ginger garnish.
Notes
For a smooth sauce, a blender works best; otherwise, mince the aromatics very finely. To create a gluten-free version, use tamari instead of soy sauce. If the sauce is too thick, add a tablespoon of water or broth; if too thin, whisk in another small slurry (1 tsp cornstarch + 1 tsp water).
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 60ml
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 1.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: brown sauce, black garlic, ginger, stir-fry sauce, glaze, chinese, asian, umami, quick, easy