Burgers Today

Today will be the last time that we will be looking into Chinese sauce pot. Last time I was able to get to the computer, I talked about a few of the sauces that restaurants use in their Chinese dishes.

Today I want to give you the ingredients needed in your kitchen to make an orange ginger sauce, sesame garlic sauce, and a Hoisin BBQ sauce.

I love the orange ginger sauces that restaurants have but the only problem is that they put it on chicken or duck that has breading on it. I have yet to find a place that does it with just baked chicken or duck recipes.

Now that we have the ingredients for orange ginger sauce, I can put it over chicken and rice any time that I want.

The ingredients that you will need are:
1-1/2 tbsp. cornstarch (I usually leave this out, but I put 1 tsp. in - to thicken the sauce)
1/2 tsp. orange zest
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tbsp. reduced salt soy sauce
1 to 2 tbsp. honey (I used about 1-1/2 tbsp.)
1 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
1 tsp. chili paste with garlic
Salt and cayenne pepper to taste (I did not use either)

You can also use chili paste and then add your own garlic into it. I personally buy a few chilis, olive oil, and garlic cloves when I’m doing this dish. Then I just mince the chilis, olive oil, and garlic cloves together.

Sesame garlic sauce is one of my wives favorite. I usually try to keep this sauce made for her without the garlic for work. She then can just grab some rice, protein, vegetables, and rice for a quick lunch.

The ingredients that you will need are:
2 Tbsp (15g) cornstarch
1/2 cup (120mL) cold water
1 Tbsp (15mL) sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups (360mL) orange juice
1/2 cup (120mL) soy sauce, low sodium
1 tsp (15mL) honey

Cathe says that this is really good with Soba noodles and Couscous when a person just wants to have a vegetarian meal.

Hoisin BBQ Sauce is to the Chinese culture what Ketchup is to America. It’s a great mixture of sweet, sour, and aromas.
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
3 tablespoons sake or dry sherry
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil

That’s it from the kitchen today. Tomorrow I’ll be writing about the foods that the Chinese believe to bring good health. Then as we move into the month of February, I want to share some of my favorite everyday food recipes that can be jazzed up for the holidays.