Cook Up Some Szechuan with an Orange-Sesame Sauce

Make your own Chinese food in less time than delivery. Stir-fry a bit of shrimp, chicken, or pork and bathe it in this slightly zippy Szechuan sauce. Don’t you have some steamed rice in the freezer that you can pop into the microwave?

Cooking  Time

5 minutes

Preparation Time

5 minutes

Servings

Makes about 2/3 cup

Equipment

1-qt sauce pan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp. rice vinegar or rice wine
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 tsp. grated orange zest
  • 1 tsp. sesame seeds
  • 1/2 tsp. sesame oil
  • 2 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1 fresh red chili, finely chopped (or 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes) (or 1/2 tsp. chili-garlic sauce)

Directions

Add all ingredients to sauce pan and heat until bubbly and beginning to thicken

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