Asian Ginger Sauce for Duck
6 servings
15 minutes
Asian ginger sauce for duck is a refined blend of flavors from Pan-Asian cuisine, where the spiciness of fresh ginger meets the rich depth of oyster sauce and the light tang of rice vinegar. Its origin is linked to traditional Asian culinary techniques where the balance of sweet, salty, spicy, and sour plays a key role. Tender oyster mushrooms add textural harmony to the sauce while toasted sesame contributes nutty notes. This sauce perfectly complements duck, enhancing its rich flavor and creating an unforgettable gastronomic composition. Served hot, it becomes an ideal companion to aromatic dishes, revealing the nuances of Pan-Asian taste in every sip.
1
Peel a 7 cm piece of fresh ginger, cut it in half, slice one half into thin strips, and grate the other half on a fine grater to extract the juice.
- Ginger root: 1 piece
2
Chop a small bunch of green onions and 5 cloves of garlic.
- Green onions: 1 bunch
- Garlic: 5 clove
3
Cut 100 g of small oyster mushrooms in half.
- Oyster mushrooms: 100 g
4
Lightly toast a handful of sesame seeds in a pan.
- Sesame seeds: 10 g
5
Pour 1 tablespoon of sunflower and sesame oil into a saucepan and heat. Sauté green onion and garlic for 1 minute.
- Green onions: 1 bunch
- Garlic: 5 clove
- Sunflower oil: 1 tablespoon
- Sesame oil: 1 tablespoon
6
Add 100 ml of vegetable broth, 4 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar, ginger juice, and sliced ginger. Mix and bring to a boil.
- Vegetable broth: 100 ml
- Oyster sauce: 4 tablespoons
- Rice vinegar: 2 tablespoons
- Powdered sugar: 1 teaspoon
- Ginger root: 1 piece
7
Then cover with a lid and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
8
Add mushrooms, boil for a couple more minutes, sprinkle with sesame, and serve.
- Oyster mushrooms: 100 g
- Sesame seeds: 10 g