(Oyster sauce is found in many Cantonese stir-fry dishes. Refrigerated, this sauce
will keep for several months. Of course, there are many store brands available, such
as; photo at left, but nothing is like home made.)
Yield: about 4 cups
Ingredients:
2 cups of fresh oyster meat
3 cups of water
1 cup of bottled clam juice
1 teaspoon of salt
1 clove garlic
1 green onion, white portion only
1 slice of fresh ginger, 1/8-inch thick
1/4 cup of soy sauce
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch (corn flour)
3 tablespoons water
Directions:
Prepare meat and vegetables: Wash and drain the
oyster meat, and peel and crush the ginger.
In a saucepan, bring the oyster meat, water, clam
juice, salt, garlic, green onion and ginger to a
boil on medium-high heat. Adjust the heat, cover,
and simmer for 30 minutes.
Mix together the soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch,
and 3 tablespoons of water.
After 30 minutes, remove the lid from the saucepan
and gradually add the cornstarch/sugar/soy mixture,
stirring as you do so. Simmer for about another 10
minutes, stirring periodically.
Set a strainer (sieve) over a large bowl and pour
the oyster mixture through it, keeping the liquid
and getting rid of the solids (this includes the
cooked oysters).
Refrigerate in a tightly sealed jar.
