Is oyster sauce made from oysters?

If you wish to use an oyster sauce that will provide honest and authentic flavor, you could do a lot worse than the following: I have yet to find another widely distributed brand with anywhere near this level of quality. If you really want to be shocked, try tasting it next to Lee Kum Kee's regular oyster sauce. It's like night and day. read more

Chop the oysters. Drain the shucked oysters and reserve the liquid. Use a sharp kitchen knife to rough chop the oysters into smaller pieces. Use a container of pre-shucked oysters for this recipe instead of fresh oysters. The actual oysters will be filtered out of the sauce later, so you do not need to worry about cutting them into precise sizes. read more

Oyster sauce describes a number of sauces made by cooking oysters. The most common in modern use is a viscous dark brown condiment made from oyster extracts, sugar, salt and water thickened with corn starch. read more

Oyster sauce is so commonly used in Chinese stir-fry. Of course you can always find the bottled oyster sauce in the grocery store. This recipe will introduce you how to make your own oyster sauce at home, it's going to be super tasty and without any preservatives. read more