Oyster sauce and veggie question?

Question

I was thinking of putting, frozen brocilli/cauliflower, baby cut corn, and mushrooms in a crockpot with loads of oyster sauce, how would this be do you think? i would than serve it with rice, and how long should i cook this for in a crockpot

Answer 1

Make sure not to put too much oyster sauce, it can get very salty. Also, depending on what other things you are going to put with it I would not cook it too long. If you are just adding the oyster sauce, it would thicken and burn and wouldn't do good in the crockpot. I would also add some kind of stock (or at least water) to it if you were going to put it in there.

Answer 2

Hi Wisdom: Great to hear from you. I believe oyster sauce are mostly made of oyster extract with some sesame on it. I don't think meat is one of the ingredients. Otherwise the taste would be different and the name label for it will be questionable. Oyster sauce may serve as an appetizer for vegetarians too! My best regards. Third P Philippines

Answer 3

I wouldn't cook it in a crockpot. You should do a quick high heat stir fry in the sauce. I might not be a great idea to use the oyster sauce alone. I'm not too familiar with oyster sauce, but I know that white wine goes well with fish flavors, so maybe try some white wine, oyster sauce, a dash of water, sesame oil, and a pinch of sugar.
Try out some recipe sites for ideas.

http://recipesource.com/

http://www.epicurious.com/

http://allrecipes.com/

http://www.recipezaar.com/

Answer 4

I think oyster sauce has a strong taste and I wouldn't want to use too much of it in a dish. My husband is Chinese and he only uses a taste of it when he cooks. You can go to the supermarket and there are lots of Asian flavored sauces that would be good for such a dish. I use one called Iron Chef (yes, like the TV show) sesame and garlic. I used it for a vegetable side dish similar to what you want to make and it was very good. You could even put some tofu or peanuts in it. I live in Florida and get the Iron Chef sauce at Publix supermarkets. You can check if it's in a store in your area.

Answer 5

Firstly why would you cook in a crockpot? they would end up a mash instead of looking like the vegs they should, from the sound of your ingredients you should stir fry, and light on the oyster sauce please, it is very strong and salty. If you want to watch calories then use chicken stock instead of oil.

Answer 6

skorpio,

I dunno if you would get what you're looking for. Veggies like that lose their consistency when cooked for long periods of time. They will be droopy, soft and lose texture...too much oyster sauce could add to this lack of texture...and as the vegetables give up their water content while cooking, will thin the sauce.

Have you considered just stir-frying everything in a wok? I think this will net better results.

Answer 7

Fruits are the immediate way to obtain vitamins, proteins, and electrolytes, so over body may easily absorb them. Found in the case of veggie some of the straight eatable but some need to cooked well for enhance their taste.

Answer 8

It might be, but don't count on it! I think you should put it in for about 46 minutes. Go to epicurious.com to see if it has recipe and the time/prep for it.

Answer 9

I'm a vegetarian.

Answer 10

sounds good