By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 3, 2026
Serves 4
52 cal · 15 min
Asian Stir Fry Sauce
Recipe GLPR67b5c9fc5faee0
A vibrant, umami-rich sauce that brings together salty soy, nutty sesame oil, bright vinegar, and sweet honey with aromatic garlic and ginger. Perfect for coating stir-fried vegetables, meat, or fish with bold Asian flavors. Mix the sauce ingredients ahead of time, then use to finish your stir-fry in minutes.
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Ingredients
75 ml Soy sauce
1 tbsp Toasted sesame oil
1 tsp Chinese rice vinegar
3 tsp Honey
2 Garlic cloves, peeled and minced
2 tsp Fresh ginger, finely grated
pinch Dried chilli flakes (optional)
1 tbsp Rice bran, sunflower or vegetable oil for cooking
500 g Mixed stir fry vegetables, meat or fish
Directions
In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, and honey. Whisk until the honey is fully dissolved and the ingredients are well blended. Stir in the minced garlic and grated ginger, and add chilli flakes if using. Set the sauce aside.
Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Once the oil is shimmering, add your choice of vegetables, meat, or fish in a single layer. Let cook undisturbed for 1 minute to develop a light sear.
Pour the prepared stir fry sauce over the ingredients and toss well to coat. Continue stir-frying over high heat for 4 minutes or until the vegetables are tender-crisp, the meat has reached a safe internal temperature (165°F for poultry, 160°F for ground meat, or 145°F for whole cuts and fish), and all ingredients are fully cooked through.
Transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately while hot.
Comments
This sauce is a genuine weeknight winner at Charlotte grocers—soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and honey are stocked at every major chain including Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Walmart, and ALDI, with ginger and garlic in the produce section year-round. The 15-minute stated time is honest if you're cooking sauce only, though add another five to ten minutes for chopping vegetables and protein and the actual stir-frying. Cost per serving lands around $1.50–$2.00 for the sauce itself, making this genuinely cheap, especially if you use chicken thighs or frozen shrimp instead of premium cuts. The real value is flexibility: this sauce works over any protein and vegetable, reheats perfectly for lunch boxes, and asks nothing fussy of your technique—just whisk, simmer, and pour.
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