Hong Kong Garlic Sauce 港式蒜蓉汁
This sauce is usually pureed except for the garlic but keeping it a bit chunky would be fine too.This recipe makes around 400ml of sauce. If you’re putting it over meat and pasta, it would be for 2 servings.If you’re making this sauce with pork chops, chicken or steak, you can use this tasty marinade: 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp Shaoxing wine, ½ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp ground black pepper. Marinate for 30 minutes. This amount should be adequate for approx. 1 lb of meat.
Approximate cost (CAD) $2
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Oil for roux
- 2 tbsp Flour
- ½ Onion , diced (or 2 shallots)
- 8 cloves Garlic , chopped
- 1 tbsp Deep-fried garlic (optional)
- 1 tbsp Tomato paste
- 1 tsp Ketchup
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Light soy sauce
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 400 ml Chicken broth
- 1 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Make a roux by combining 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp flour in a pot or sauce pan. Cook on medium heat until thickened. Set aside
- Chop 8 cloves of garlic and dice ½ an onion or 2 shallots
- In a wok or pan, use medium-high heat, add 1 tbsp oil and fry onions until aromatic. Reduce heat to low
- Add 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tsp ketchup, 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 tsp sugar and 1 tsp light soy sauce. Mix well
- Add 400 ml chicken broth and ¼ tsp salt. Turn heat up to medium-high and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn heat to low and cook until onions are quite soft
Note that salt may not be needed depending on the salt content in the broth you use 
- Optional: turn off heat and use an immersion blender or regular blender to puree the sauce
- Turn heat on to high, add the chopped garlic and deep-fried garlic and bring to a boil
- Add the roux 1 tbsp at a time to get the desired thickness
- Serve over meat or pasta or both
Nutrition
Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 4gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 1408mgPotassium: 276mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 320IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg
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