- 3/4 cup beef broth
- 1 1/4 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce or more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (corn flour or potato starch)
Add the broth, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and cornstarch to a saucepan.
Mix evenly and make sure there are no lumps of cornstarch.
Bring it to a boil while stirring. Simmer until the sauce reaches the desired thickness.
Use this basic brown sauce as a base sauce for dishes such as beef and broccoli, chicken and broccoli, and other beef, pork, and chicken stir-fries.
- Chicken Broth Version: Combine 1 cup chicken broth (or chicken stock), 1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon cornstarch (or potato starch) in a saucepan. Mix evenly and make sure there are no lumps. Bring to a boil and keep stirring during cooking. Simmer until the sauce reaches the thickness you like.
- Add 1 grated garlic clove.
- Add 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger.
- Add chili sauce or chili oil if you’d like your brown sauce spicy.
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