| Asian cooking can be a nutritious, low fat, economically | | | | can be used as a substitute when recipes call for the |
| pleasing, great tasting way to enjoy a healthful family | | | | addition of soy sauce, In this article I will introduce you |
| meal. People polled, have instinctively viewed Asian | | | | to an all purpose stir-fry sauce, with low sodium |
| cuisine as healthful. Steamed and stir-fried vegetables, | | | | content . |
| fruits, meats and fish retain much more of their | | | | All Purpose Stir-Fry Sauce |
| nutritional benefits, color and textures. Garlic, ginger,and | | | | 1/4 cup vegetable oil |
| cinnamon have been used in Traditional Chinese | | | | 4 teaspoons minced garlic |
| Medicine for their therapeutic properties, and can be | | | | 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger |
| quite aromatic. Chicken stock has been found to be | | | | 2/3 cup Dragon Tears |
| just the thing for a cold, just like Mom always said! | | | | 1/3 cup Shao Hsing wine or dry sherry |
| However, one could be concerned with the high | | | | 2 tablespoons sesame oil |
| sodium content found in Asian cuisine. | | | | 1 tablespoon cornstarch |
| Sodium exists naturally in food. The problem lies in the | | | | 2 tablespoons water |
| amount of sodium that we add in the form of salt to | | | | Place a saucepan over high heat until hot. Add 1/4 cup |
| the foods we prepare and at the table. People use a | | | | vegetable oil. Add 4 teaspoons minced garlic and 2 |
| lot of salt, most will exceed the recommendation to | | | | teaspoons minced fresh ginger and cook, stirring, until |
| consume less than 2,400 milligrams per day. | | | | fragrant, about 5 seconds. Add 2/3 cup Dragon Tears, |
| When preparing Asian meals most of the added | | | | 1/3 cup Shao Hsing wine or dry sherry, and 2 |
| sodium is due to the soy sauce, used in many of the | | | | tablespoons sesame oil and cook for 1 minute. Add 1 |
| sauces, that quite simply give the flavors we crave. In | | | | tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons |
| a previous article, I introduced Dragon Tears a Soy | | | | water and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. |
| Sauce Alternative, which has little sodium content and | | | | Makes about 1 1/3 cups. |