By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 3, 2026
Serves 1
107 cal · 10 min
Stir Fry Sauce
Recipe GLPRae50972f419cc7
A quick and flavorful Chinese-inspired sauce made with umami-rich soy sauce, fresh garlic, ginger, and earthy mushrooms, lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Perfect for stir-frying vegetables, tofu, or other proteins. Ready in just 10 minutes.
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Ingredients
2 mushrooms, finely minced
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
1 tablespoon maple syrup
Directions
Finely mince the mushrooms into small, uniform pieces to release their umami flavor and help them incorporate smoothly into the sauce.
Mince the garlic cloves as finely as possible to distribute their flavor evenly throughout the sauce.
Grate the fresh ginger root using a microplane or fine grater to measure out 1/2 teaspoon.
In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, minced mushrooms, garlic, and grated ginger. Stir until well blended.
Add the maple syrup to the mixture and stir thoroughly to incorporate, ensuring the sweetness is evenly distributed and balances the salty and spicy notes.
Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. The sauce is now ready to use immediately in your stir fry or store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Comments
This is a five-minute sauce dressed up as ten; all you do is mince garlic and ginger, then whisk everything together. Every ingredient is stocked at every major Charlotte chain—soy sauce, garlic, and ginger are basics at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Publix, Walmart, ALDI, and Kroger. The cost runs about $1.50 per tablespoon of finished sauce, driven by the maple syrup if you use real maple instead of pancake syrup. The real caveat is yield: this recipe makes sauce for one stir fry, so it's a supporting player, not a complete meal, and it won't keep past a few days in the fridge.
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