tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post3229418086986935058..comments2010-02-15T18:29:55.691-06:00Memóriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445694569829238462noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-66565166296639693942010-02-15T18:29:55.691-06:002010-02-15T18:29:55.691-06:00As a vegetarian and a huge fan of ginger/ gralic/ soy sauces (like that yummy dressing at Mother&#39;s Cafe in Austin, wish I could drag you there for dinner tonight, Mem), I LOVE the psuedo oyster sauce idea. I&#39;ll be putting crispy fried tofu in this dish, but I can&#39;t find anything lacking in your stitution for real oyster sauce. I have found that bouillon cubes or pastes (especially the &quot;Better than Boiullon&quot; mushroom and veggie broth pastes in jars) do a lot for rounding out the flavor of sauces that don&#39;t have meat in them. Leaving out the meat is never a problem! Thanks for the good ideas. TamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-62977224117630542992010-01-23T01:43:54.328-06:002010-01-23T01:43:54.328-06:00Anonymous - Thank you for all the valuable suggestions and tips. I made the homemade &quot;oyster&quot; sauce without oysters because 1) I didn&#39;t have any and 2) I don&#39;t like oysters, so I would never be able to work with them in my kitchen. They make me squeamish. 3) Lastly, I didn&#39;t feel like going to the grocery store that day since that was the only ingredient I was lacking. I looked online and saw recipes for oyster sauce that didn&#39;t call for oysters, and since the sauce wasn&#39;t a principal ingredient in the fried rice, I knew it would be fine. As I stated in the post, this is a substitute for the real thing, so of course, it is not perfect. <br /><br />I used dark soy sauce, I just didn&#39;t pour a lot of it on the dish because I didn&#39;t want it to be too salty. I also did use scallions and FRESH ginger. <br /><br />Anyway, thanks again for your suggestions, I will keep them in mind the next time I make this fantastic dish.Memóriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445694569829238462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-70954448699062498402010-01-22T12:49:51.241-06:002010-01-22T12:49:51.241-06:00Home made oyster sauce wont taste the same.. you are just making a sweet ginger soy, which Oyster tastes nothing like that... to get the rich deep flavor, you need to get a GOOD oyster sauce with oysters as the main ingredient, not sugar or water.<br />I would suggest not using the powdered garlic and all that.. it ruins the taste, use fresh.<br />Also, I would say use DARK soy sauce in conjunction with the Oyster, then you get a nice dark color to the rice, if you want to season it afterwards, just put some regular soy together with some chopped scallion and sliced red chili peppers to give it a kick.<br />Use some Shao Xing Wine (its cheap) to cut down on the rawness of the chicken and give it a bit of flavor also.. the fried rice will come out even better, especially if you throw some Chinese Pork Sausage in there also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-5968869743803963482010-01-20T22:40:18.402-06:002010-01-20T22:40:18.402-06:00You are making me very very hungry right now!! This looks yummy! -maryThe Food Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964596880945435097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-47962384081696969152010-01-20T19:26:54.904-06:002010-01-20T19:26:54.904-06:00I love you oyster sauce version! By the way, your fried rice looks delicious :)Karinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14646858297455615331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-30888137916518219802010-01-20T09:31:03.156-06:002010-01-20T09:31:03.156-06:00Great to have a &quot;oyster sauce&quot; without oysters because I&#39;m allergic to seafood. Thanks for posting it! The rice looks delicious!Barbara Bakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07693392821890218281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-78752787561548685032010-01-19T22:51:51.164-06:002010-01-19T22:51:51.164-06:00Okay, this time I have all of the necessary ingredients; therefore, I can get started on making your Chinese fried rice dish! I am really excited about making my own faux oyster sauce--who knew it was so simple and MSGless! I will let you know how it turns out! Nice pics--I love the bowls, and the photographer ;o)DJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437736736765558842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-16184265577776799722010-01-19T17:54:25.895-06:002010-01-19T17:54:25.895-06:00I love fried rice! I can&#39;t do MSG so I always make my own. I&#39;ll be using your oyster sauce from now on!The Cooking Photographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227831809462588981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-84481492336154830582010-01-19T14:41:38.928-06:002010-01-19T14:41:38.928-06:00I love chicken fried rice, but never think to make! Great recipe!Karlyhttp://www.bunsinmyoven.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-22671227984932897472010-01-19T06:24:35.191-06:002010-01-19T06:24:35.191-06:00No oyster in oyster sauce. I didn&#39;t know that. I have never thought to make it either. A good way to avoid all that MSG.<br /><br />Check my blog for a surprise!All Our Fingers in the Piehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356018786442529490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979001552397240297.post-68739992543525377282010-01-19T05:32:31.968-06:002010-01-19T05:32:31.968-06:00I&#39;ve never ever thought of making my own oyster sauce - this must be more delicious and devoid of all preservatives unlike commercial sauces - thanks for the idea! And your fried rice looks delicious too!Trissahttp://trissalicious.comnoreply@blogger.com