I’ve always known about scallion oil sauce…it’s like Chinese teriyaki sauce. Mostly salty, a little sweet and very very fragrant. Of course, the most famous application of this sauce being the Scallion Oil noodles. But it wasn’t until recently that I’ve really discovered the versatility of this intensely aromatic sauce. I had a lot of it left over from making Scallion Oil Soba noodles, and in an effort to use it up, I started adding it to a bunch of things that weren’t noodles.
Lo and behold! They totally worked!
Completely customisable
Not only did this sauce work wonders to add a deeply savoury note to the food, but its flavour profile can be changed by adding just one extra ingredient. For example, squeeze in some Sriracha sauce to it and make it spicy to stir into some egg fried rice, or drizzle in some honey and turn it into a glaze for wings or even ribs! The possibilities are numerous for this “all-purpose” soy sauce based sauce.
Long lasting and Easily stored
And the long shelf life also add to its versatility. Make a big batch and it can stay safely in an air tight container in the fridge for several weeks. This way, you will always have a flavour enhancer on hand to be use as a quick marinade or to jazz up some plain stir fry veggies on a week night. And don’t forget, it also works great on noodles!
So why not pick up some extra scallions next time you are at the market and make this work horse of a sauce for your family kitchen,
You Will Need
Instructions
Cut scallions into long thin strips, don't cut them too thin because they will burn too fast. Slice garlic cloves.
In a small pot, slowly fry scallions & garlic in oil over medium low heat until golden, this can take up to 10min. Stir frequently to prevent the vegetables from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
Once golden, remove the vegetables from the oil and add in all remaining sauce ingredients into the hot oil. Cook together for 1 min.
Chop fried scallions and garlic and reserve.
Cut new potatoes in half and boil until fork tender.
Drain and then immediately toss in scallion oil sauce, add the amount to your own taste.
Top with fried scallions and garlic.
Cut green beans into bite size pieces.
In a pan, over high heat, add in some scallion oil sauce, then add in bean and stir fry until tender crisp.
Top with fried scallions and garlic.
Preheat over to 200C or 400F.
Wash and cut chicken wings.
Combine all other ingredients (except the honey) into a plastic bag and mix to combine the seasonings. Then toss in the chicken wings, seal the bag and shake to evenly coat each chicken wing.
Prepare the glaze by adding honey to the prepared scallion oil sauce.
Remove each wing and shake off excess flour. Put each wing onto a wire rack that is placed over a lined baking sheet.
Bake for 10min, then brush on the scallion oil glaze and turn over each wing, brush more sauce on the other side and bake for another 10min or until its done.
Top with freshly chopped green scallions and brush with more sauce if desired.
Ingredients
Directions
Cut scallions into long thin strips, don't cut them too thin because they will burn too fast. Slice garlic cloves.
In a small pot, slowly fry scallions & garlic in oil over medium low heat until golden, this can take up to 10min. Stir frequently to prevent the vegetables from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
Once golden, remove the vegetables from the oil and add in all remaining sauce ingredients into the hot oil. Cook together for 1 min.
Chop fried scallions and garlic and reserve.
Cut new potatoes in half and boil until fork tender.
Drain and then immediately toss in scallion oil sauce, add the amount to your own taste.
Top with fried scallions and garlic.
Cut green beans into bite size pieces.
In a pan, over high heat, add in some scallion oil sauce, then add in bean and stir fry until tender crisp.
Top with fried scallions and garlic.
Preheat over to 200C or 400F.
Wash and cut chicken wings.
Combine all other ingredients (except the honey) into a plastic bag and mix to combine the seasonings. Then toss in the chicken wings, seal the bag and shake to evenly coat each chicken wing.
Prepare the glaze by adding honey to the prepared scallion oil sauce.
Remove each wing and shake off excess flour. Put each wing onto a wire rack that is placed over a lined baking sheet.
Bake for 10min, then brush on the scallion oil glaze and turn over each wing, brush more sauce on the other side and bake for another 10min or until its done.
Top with freshly chopped green scallions and brush with more sauce if desired.