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Techniques: Using oyster sauce
Using oyster sauce
Traditionally, oyster sauce is made from boiling oysters, so it's really concentrated and then it's evaporated and really thick. And then it's cooked down with a bit of soy sauce and some spices. If you can get a good quality of oyster sauce, try and find one with no flavour-enhancers or MSG in it.
Now, I've got here a vegetarian oyster sauce that's made from mushrooms. Now, a lot of Chinese takeaways would use oyster sauce like a cook-in sauce, but it's too much, it's too heavy. I prefer to use it rather as a condiment. So, about a tablespoon or two is enough in any dish.
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