The BEST Stir Fry Sauce
The BEST stir fry sauce recipe you’ve ever had! Delicious on vegetables, chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp. Can be made gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and vegan.
Allow me to introduce you to the BEST stir fry sauce in the world. Yes, it is very necessary that BEST is in all caps.
I love a great Asian stir fry packed with veggies and meat. But let’s be honest, the best part is always the stir fry sauce soaked into the rice.
Now, this may not look like much, but it’s lack of beauty is more than made up in flavor. Delicious Asian flavors like soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sesame seed oil and rice vinegar. It can easily be adjusted to be vegan or gluten-free without losing any flavor. Just add all the ingredients to a pint sized mason jar, shake it up, and your sauce is ready in minutes.
It’s the only stir fry sauce you’ll ever need. I’ve used it with just about every combination of vegetable, and with every type of meat. It’s great with chicken, beef, pork, even shrimp.
Have I convinced you yet? If not, you must try this stir fry sauce in my very favorite Green Bean Stir Fry with Chicken and Sesame Seeds. One of our favorite dinners I cook at least twice a week!
Watch how to make the BEST Stir Fry Sauce:
The BEST Stir Fry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce or Tamari if gluten free
- 1/2 cup chicken stock or vegetable broth if vegan
- 1 tablespoon corn starch or arrow root
- 1 tablespoon honey or agave nectar if vegan
- 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 2 inch piece of ginger peeled and grated or finely minced (or 1 tablespoon ginger paste in a squeeze tube, and other readers have had success with 1 tablespoon ground powdered ginger)
- 2 garlic cloves grated or finely minced
- Vegetables and meat of your choosing for the stir fry I get my meat from ButcherBox, which I highly recommend
Instructions
- Whisk all ingredients together. Adjust the amount of sauce you add according to how much stir fry you're making. When adding to your stir fry, allow to cook for 3 full minutes to allow the corn starch to thicken the sauce.
- Makes 1-1/4 cups. Will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for 1 week.
Recipe Video
Nutrition
Nutrition facts are calculated as a courtesy and not guaranteed.
UPDATED HEALTHIER RECIPE VERSION ALERT!!!
I’ve created an even healthier version of this oh-so-popular stir fry sauce. Check out my Paleo + Whole30 Stir Fry Sauce too!
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503 Comments on “The BEST Stir Fry Sauce”
Used this tonight with beef, veggies, and cauliflower rice… amazing! So simple and my toddler gobbled everything up! Thanks!
Isn’t it a great feeling when your little one likes dinner and gobbles it up Sarah? I think it’s such a mom win!
I’m fussy when it comes to Asian cuisine. Tried a different sauce that claimed to be “The Best” . . . but this one is super tasty ! Thanks for the recipe :)
I was so excited when I perfected it that I just had to share it Sandy. I always think the sauce makes the dish.
This is my new go-to stir fry sauce! So good! Served with chicken beef and shrimp…yummy! Will make it again! It is my favorite Thanks, Natalie.
I love that it is your new favorite and you will be making it again Joyce!
I’ve made this so many times, it is soooo good! I recently started cutting the honey in half, and then eventually just omitted it, and it is still amazing. Thank you!
I am glad you were able to adjust the sweetness to your liking by eliminating the honey Noelle. Good for you!
I’m making this AGAIN tonight and I’m so excited. The texture of this sauce is beautiful. Great recipe, thank you for this!
I am so happy the texture was good and you will be making it again Sarah!
I’ve been looking for a good stir fry sauce and THIS IS IT! I’ve made it twice so far and loved it each time.
So glad you search for a stir fry sauce is over Kyla! I am so happy you are enjoying the sauce. Thank you so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it.
This sauce was AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing. I used 1 tbsp of ground ginger and it worked great.
So glad to know it turned out well with dried ginger Kristen. Thank you so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it!
Delicious!! Way better than any stir fry sauce from a bottle. This one is a keeper for sure
I agree, it is so much better than the bottled stuff you buy Angela. Plus it’s so nice to know it isn’t full of preservatives. I am so glad you will be making it again.
So how do you know how much veggies to use for this amount of sauce? I cut this recipe in half because I’m just cooking for myself but is there some way to estimate the amount of veggies, noodles, etc. To use?
The stir fry amounts do vary Joanne. I would say on the average a stir fry is about 6 cups of either veggies, protein or noodles. The average serving would be about 1.5 cups per person. I sure hope this helps!
This won the “best ever” award from my wife today. ‘Better than any delivery Chinese food” was the exact quote. Served this with shrimp, celery, carrots, green and red peppers, onions, mushrooms, and snow peas. The key is to stir fry everything separately, adding a tbs of water to the crunchier veggies like celery and peppers for the last 30 second of frying. Once all are done, cook the sauce down for 3 minutes as per the recipe. It was fantastic!
I love that your wife thought it was better than delivery Jonathan! Thanks so much for sharing your tips on how to achieve the perfect stir fry. I really appreciate the feedback.
I made the sauce last night, SO GOOD!!!! I will never used bottled again.
I love that you will never buy store bought again Kelly. So glad you enjoyed it.
So incredibly salty. I would not make this again without some serious tweaks. I followed the recipe to a T and used Kikoman soy sauce.
Sorry it turned out too salty for you Dana. Adjusting a recipe to everyone’s salt preference can be tricky. Hope it works better next time.
Hi Natalie. This is my ‘go to’ stir fry sauce. It is the best and so easy. Sometimes for a little zing I may add a tablespoon of sweet chili sauce or tamarind, but its perfect as written. Tonight was veggie and tofu stir fry and this sauce just pulls it all together for a perfect meal. Thanks for posting this.
I love the variations you do to it to add some extra zing. Sounds so delicious. I agree the sauce just ties all the veggies and whatever protein you use together.
This sauce is great! I like to cook mine up a little ahead of time to thicken it some. You can do this while stir frying but I always end up over cooking some veggies. It’s yummy
Cooking a little ahead of time is a brilliant idea Jennifer. That way the veggies stay super crisp. Thank so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it.
This was really good I forgot to put the bullion in so we ended up just using 1/2 water and 1/2 soy plus the rest of the ingredients as written although I did use powdered ginger and this turned out great as is! I’ll be keep this in my favorite recipes for the week for the family thank you!
I am so happy it turned out well with your substitutions Alicia. I love that it is a versatile sauce that works well with different ingredients. I am so glad your family enjoyed it and you will be making it again.
This is amazing and delicious recipe of cocktail to make it at home. I really like it. SO easy and quick way to cook, thank you for sharing this wonderful article.
Great recipe!
They look delicious and easy to make.
My favorite one is the stir frys. I think I will give it a try and make it now.
Thank You!
I sure hope you like it Elliot!
I’m still loving this stir fry sauce recipe, Natalia. I must’ve made it over a dozen times now. Family really enjoys the flavor, too.
I am so happy you are enjoying my stir fry sauce Kevin. I just love that you have made it many times. Even better that your family enjoys it too!
Easy, delicious stir fry sauce recipe. I keep a mason jar on hand just for quick sauces like this. Thanks!
I love to hear that it was easy to make and delicious Lorna. So glad you keep a jar of it on hand for quick meals. Genius idea!
Love this simple, tasty stir fry sauce! I used 1 Tablespoon ginger/garlic paste from my local India Bazaar store (super easy, and a staple in my kitchen!) instead of the fresh garlic and ginger. It thickened up just enough and was very tasty, definitely a keeper!
I am so glad you liked my stir fry sauce Jennie. I love to hear that it was tasty and simple to make. The ginger/garlic paste sounds like a fantastic addition!