Don’t make “Stir Fry Sauce”. A better technique:

Date: 2025-08-12 01:57:35

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The ‘western weeknight stir fry’ is its own thing – but it can, I think, be improved.

0:00 – the problem
2:05 – the best starch to use
3:03 – the technique (cantonese version)
4:47 – sichuan version
9:53 – a thai version

FULL, DETAILED WRITTEN RECIPE

… is over on Substack! Free as always, if it had to be said:

https://open.substack.com/pub/chinesecookingdemystified/p/improving-the-western-weeknight-stir

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Outro Music: คิดถึงคุณจัง by ธานินทร์ อินทรเทพ
Found via My Analog Journal (great channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHaL5H-VYRg&t=896s