This is the only Stir Fry Sauce recipe you will ever need! It’s quick and easy to make with only 3 ingredients.

Stir Fry Sauce

The key to the best ever stir fry is in the sauce recipe. I have tried endless store bought sauces, and none of them ever tasted good enough to get that takeout taste that I was craving.

That is what led me to developing what I consider to be the perfect stir fry sauce that you can use as a base for just about any recipe.

Why we love this recipe

Only three ingredients: this recipe comes together in no time!
Highly Concentrated: a little bit of this sauce goes a long way.
Pairs well with any kind of stir fry: Stir fry veggies, ramen noodles, chicken, tofu, pork, you name it. This sauce pairs beautifully with any kind of stir fry recipe.

“Made this, served it over rice. My sister is still bragging to anyone who will listen, about the stir fry her sister made. our friend said it was the most flavorful stir fry she ever tasted. Thanks for the recipe.” -Rose

jars of sesame oil, soy sauce, and corn starch

How to make stir fry sauce

Add the corn starch, sesame oil, and soy sauce to a mason jar.
Close the lid, and shake it all up until it is combined.
Add the stir fry sauce to your stir fry to taste in the last 5 minutes of cook time.

This sauce does not mess around. It is bold, so flavorful, and a little bit goes a long way. If you make the whole batch, it will be enough to flavor 6-8 generous servings of food.

step by step photos of making the stir fry sauce

What is stir fry sauce used for?

You can use stir fry sauce for just about anything, but commonly used best vegetables for stir fry include

Mushrooms
Carrots
Sugar snap peas
Broccoli
White or yellow onion
Bell peppers, any color
Green onion
Water chestnuts
Baby corn

best vegetables for stir fry

What should I put in stir fry?

Vegetables: our go to vegetables include onion, garlic, ginger, brococli, mushrooms and bell pepper
Protein: beef, chicken, tofu, chickpeas, tempeh
Noodles or rice: white rice, brown rice, ramen noodles, brown rice noodles, pad thai noodles

mason jar with shaken up stir fry sauce in it

Kitchen tips

Make the sauce first: Prepping this ahead makes it easier to add as you need it when making your stir fry. You can either cook your ingredients in this sauce, or add it at the end of cook time.
Add a little bit at a time: If you are unsure of how much sauce to use, I recommend cooking your ingredients first in sesame oil, then adding this sauce to taste in the last 3-5 minutes of cook time to taste.

What can I add to stir fry for flavor?

I have one recommendation, and that is to always use this together with fresh garlic and fresh ginger. Do not skip this step.

These are not a part of the sauce, but they are part of the full recipe that you will make. I have found this to be the best way to bring out all of those flavors and I highly recommend doing this.

If you skip this step and tell me that the recipe is bland, it is because you did not add the garlic and ginger!

ramen noodles with mushrooms being pulled with tongs from a pan

Corn starch in stir fry sauce

Corn starch acts as an easy thickener in this stir fry sauce recipe. It is is a great way to thicken sauces when you want a quick recipe.

There is no need to cook out a raw flour flavor like you would when cooking with a roux.

Most sauce recipes use a corn starch slurry to thicken them. Instead of that, we are simply mixing it with the other ingredients and once well shaken it will thicken the same way.

“This recipe seemed to be too easy, but it works better than more complicated recipes. This will be my go to.“

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Notes

To make this recipe gluten free, use gluten free soy sauce or tamari. To see examples of how much food this sauce will cover, check out several of my recipes using this sauce. Cabbage Stir Fry, Stir Fry Vegetables, Ramen Noodle Stir Fry