Plum sauce

Plum sauce
A jar of plum sauce
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinsūméijiàng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsou1 mui4 zoeng3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJsoo-muê-chiùⁿ

Plum sauce is a viscous, light-brown sweet and sour condiment. It is used in Cantonese cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes, such as spring rolls, noodles, deep-fried chicken balls and roast duck. It is made from sweet plums aswell as some brands and recipes that include other fruit such as apple,peach, pineapple or apricot, along with sugar, vinegar, salt, ginger and chili peppers.[1][2]

Detroit-style plum sauce is a variation of Chinese-American plum sauce found in most Chinese restaurants in the southeastern Michigan area. It is a watery, sweet, vinegar-based sauce that offers a much weaker flavor compared to traditionally prepared plum sauce.

Chicken in plum sauce

See also

References

  1. ^ "Authentic Chinese Plum Sauce". The Daring Gourmet. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ "Asian Plum Sauce - Plum Sauce Recipe". The Food Blog. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2022-02-22.