Honey Garlic Soy Sauce

Name: Honey Garlic Soy Sauce
Yield: Makes 1½ cups (355 ml)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons (20 g) garlic, finely minced (Use store-bought in a jar as a time-saver.); 2 tablespoons (28 ml) neutral vegetable oil; ¼ cup (60 ml) light soy sauce; ½ cup (170 g) honey; 2 tablespoons (28 ml) citrus juice, such as orange, lemon, lime, yuzu, or kumquat (optional); 2 tablespoons (28 ml) citrus juice, such as orange, lemon, lime, yuzu, or kumquat (optional); 2 tablespoons (28 ml) citrus juice, such as orange, lemon, lime, yuzu, or kumquat (optional); 2 tablespoons (28 ml) citrus juice, such as orange, lemon, lime, yuzu, or kumquat (optional); 2 tablespoons (28 ml) citrus juice, such as orange, lemon, lime, yuzu, or kumquat (optional); 2 tablespoons (28 ml) citrus juice, such as orange, lemon, lime, yuzu, or kumquat (optional); 1 tablespoon (8 g) cornstarch; 4 tablespoons (60 ml) room-temperature water

Preparation info

Makes
1½
cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chinese-American Barbecue

By Winnie Yee

Published 2026

About

As a working mom and food snob, I make an effort to give my children fresh homemade meals every night. So, I have slowly developed many mom hacks to whip out homemade Chinese meals in 30 to 40 minutes. One of the easiest vegetable dishes I make on a weekly basis is various blanched vegetables with a variation of this Honey Garlic Soy Sauce. The ingredients of this recipe are exactly what it sounds like: honey, garlic, soy sauce, oil, and cornstarch slurry. In my opinion, this recipe gives y

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