is it okay to eat home made Chinese using extra virgin olive oil with oyster sauce?
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extra virgin olive oil is fine.
What does the oyster sauce contain that you are concerned about? Ingredients that are not normally in a household kitchen? Ultra Processed ?
Would you use more than a teaspoonful or is it a large amount? There’s probably a lot of salt in it?
Oysters on there own would be fine I’m sure.
hi Happyrosie,
Yes extra virgin olive oil is fine, as for the oyster sauce I think it maybe a bit salty, but don’t use it on regular basis, and normally if making meal for 2, would use 6 tablespoons.
If you are using a wok to rapid fry your Chinese meal it's probably better to use rapeseed oil as it has a neutral flavour and a higher smoke point, and apparently it has a lower saturated fat content, plus it's likely cheaper. Save you extra virgin olive oil for salad dressings and bruschetta. Yum.
I use rapeseed oil in the same way as you Lowerfield, I've found the two UK supermarkets I use have a litre of own brand vegetable oil for about a £1. On the back the ingredients are 100% oilseed rape.
I noticed that as well.
Hello,
Oyster sauce is a salty sauce created from oysters and used often in Asian cuisine, oyster sauce contains little calories and no fat. The sodium content comes from its soy sauce component, something individuals on a low-sodium diet should take note of.
Having had heart problems for many years I avoid these types of processed condiments. As an alternative I use lots of ginger, lemongrass, garlic, onions, fresh herbs for flavour and make a slurry to moisten the ingredients consisting of rice vinegar, water, cornstarch and a little gluten free, low sodium Japanese soy sauce.
Olive oil is fine but don’t have the heat too high.
Hope that helps. Sending my best wishes to you.
Crack on , enjoy it . I made something very similar recently, prawns , cashew nuts , 2 tbs oyster sauce and olive oil plus sherry , garlic & ginger . 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 don’t have it often , maybe once every 4-6 weeks .
Prawns & cashew nuts oyster sauce and olive oil
I think the main issue is how often you would eat this, once in a while is ok, but a regularly high intake of salt is not recommendedAnd I agree with Lowerfield_no_more that olive oil should not be used for high temperature frying
It's all about moderation. treat once in a while is fine as long as it is once in a while. No one can live on an ultra strict diet. We all need a treat now and then as long as the rest of your diet is good.
The salt content of most oyster sauce brands is extremely high - usually over 11%, and can be even higher, but there are brands that use less salt.
There are also online recipes for making your own. Some of them are fiddly as they use frozen oysters, though others use tinned unsmoked oysters. But most can't be made without salt, which is essential if you want to keep it; and they usually contain soy, mainly for the colour, which is also high in salt.
Most Chinese food is quite salty, and for that reason I only have it a couple of times a year.
Only if you want to live longer.
