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Tips for Making the Best Oyster Sauce

At City Fish Market, we like to emphasize mystifying treasures from the sea. So, of course, we offer tips for making the best oyster sauce. Find an introduction to this must-have condiment in our blog post What Is Oyster Sauce? Any selection of meat and vegetables might be profoundly improved by this sauce’s complex sweet-salty umami flavor. Only the essence of real oysters provides an appropriate base for this allegedly magical sauce. However, the richly caramelized concoction does not taste like those famous pearl-makers. Translation: There is nothing fishy about the taste of oyster sauce.

Seafood stir fry and homemade oyster sauce in Avon,CT and Wethersfield, CTHow is Oyster Sauce Used?

The incredible versatility of oyster sauce is part of its mystique. One connoisseur swears never again to eat classic spaghetti without the richness of flavor found only in oyster sauce. She thinks of it as bottled comfort and a cure for meals lacking inspiration. More ideas for using oyster sauce follow:

    • Marinades for seafood, meats, and vegetables
    • A savory base for stir-fry dishes that complements the vegetables and proteins
    • Create flavor-packed glazes and sauces for roasted or grilled dishes
  • Add savory depth and hearty flavor to stews and soups

A Recipe for Making the Best Oyster Sauce

The NC Seafood Restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, generously shares their step-by-step recipe for making the best oyster sauce. There are only seven ingredients: Fresh oysters or oyster extract, soy sauce, sugar, salt, cornstarch, water, and other flavor enhancers, such as MSG, onion, or garlic. Once made, store it in an airtight container and it will be good in the refrigerator for up to a month.

Capturing the Mystery of Oyster Sauce

Just as the invention of ever-popular oyster sauce was pure-accident, chefs often approach the endeavor of making the best oyster sauce adventurously. One chef’s description of the flavor is the baby resulting from a marriage of barbeque sauce and fish sauce. That chef is Brandon Jew, and splendidtable.org has captured his enthusiasm over our topic of the day. His recipe for the best oyster sauce is a work in progress but compelling in its form at the time of publication.

The way to ensure that the base is right is to save all the liquor when shucking the oysters. The oyster liquid is then part of a stock that includes seaweed and ginger. The stock steeps for up to three hours. It is then strained, and oysters are poached in that broth; and that is just the beginning. The complex process is obviously a labor of love and further promotes the idea that everyone needs to, at the very least, taste oyster sauce!

Fresh raw oysters in West Hartford, CT and Wethersfield, CTGet Market-Fresh Oysters at City Fish Market 

The renowned market freshness of our seafood makes City Fish Market a place for destination grocery shopping. We value humility, but it’s not a stretch to say that we are a pearl of a fish market. Start here, at 884 Silas Deane Hwy in Wethersfield CT, for fresh oysters. Whether you want to fry, grill, pan roast, or steam oysters, eat them raw, or make a batch of the best oyster sauce, visit us because we have the best selection of fresh oysters

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