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    Home » Recipes » Sauces/Rubs/Salsas/Dips

    Ginger Scallion Sauce

    Published: Feb 24, 2017 • Modified: May 7, 2020 • Author: Joyce • 36 Comments

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    A quick ginger scallion sauce made in 5 minutes with 4 ingredients that is full of flavor and honestly one of the greatest sauces you'll ever try.

    Ginger Scallion Sauce in a small bowl on a table

    I put this stuff on everything, especially plain rice. It's salty, gingery, onion, and delicious. What's odd is I was not really a fan of ginger but the ginger melds into the green onions so well that it transforms the sauce to an explosion of flavor. I'm serious!

    Don't be alarmed with the amount of oil in this sauce, this sauce is supposed to have a bit of oil it in, the green onions and ginger flavors actually get infused right into it the oil so you can use the oil as well.

     

    INGREDIENTS FOR GINGER SCALLION SAUCE

    For this ginger scallion sauce recipe, all ingredients for this will be available at your local grocery store.

    Oil: Any type of oil works for this recipe, but a heavier flavored oil (like olive oils) will overpower the flavor of the sauce so avoid using that if possible.

    Green onions, oil, ginger and salt laid out on a cutting board on a table.

    HOW TO MAKE GINGER SCALLION SAUCE

    This sauce is very simple to make and literally takes 5 minutes.

    1. Chop the green onions (scallions) finely
    2. Grate the ginger, or chop it very finely
    3. Add the green onions (scallions), ginger and salt into a small bowl and mix everything together
    4. On the stove, heat up the oil in a frying pan or pot until it is hot and smoking. The oil must be hot, to 'cook' the sauce.
    5. Pour the hot oil into the bowl with the green onions. You should hear a sizzle. If you don't, the oil is not hot enough - heat the oil up hotter and try pouring it on the green onions again.
    6. Mix it up, and it's done!

    Green onions and ginger being finely chopped for Ginger Scallion Sauce

    WHAT TO USE IT ON

    Everything and anything, but if you must choose here are a few suggestions:

    • Noodles (soup noodles or fried noodles)
    • Rice (fried, steamed or plain)
    • Seafood
    • Any type of meat, especially roasted or grilled meats
    • Congee

    RECIPES THIS SAUCE PAIRS WELL WITH

    • Oven Roasted Five-Spice Peking Chicken
    • Easy Creamy Congee

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    Ginger Scallion Sauce in a small bowl on a table

    Ginger Scallion Sauce

    A quick ginger scallion sauce made with  4 ingredients that is full of flavour and honestly one of the greatest sauces you'll ever try.
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    Course: Sauce
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Prep Time: 2 minutes
    Cook Time: 3 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    1 cup of sauce
    5 from 23 votes

    Recipe Notes

    • This sauce can keep for up to 1 week and should be stored in the refrigerator when not being used.
    • Stronger flavored oils like olive oil can overpower the flavor of the sauce

    Ingredients
     

    • 5 stalks green onions/scallions (approximately 1 packed cup, finely chopped)
    • 5-6 slices ginger (approximately 2 tablespoons, finely chopped or grated)
    • ½ teaspoon salt (plus more to taste, if you like it saltier)
    • 7 tablespoons oil (peanut, canola, grape, sunflower, vegetable, corn - do not to use olive oil)
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    Instructions

    • Grate the ginger, or finely chop it. Try to chop it as fine as possible so you don't bite into chunks of ginger when serving.
    • Chop the green onions finely. Use the whole green onion, the greens, and the whites but discard the very end of the white where the roots are.
    • Combine the ginger, green onions and salt into a small bowl and mix together
    • Heat up the oil in a small pot until almost smoking (add a small piece of green onion into it to test if it's hot enough, if it sizzles the oil, it's good to go).
    • Pour the hot oil into the ginger onion mixture. (You should hear and see it sizzling. If you don't, the oil wasn't hot enough - re-heat the oil until it is hot again and pour it onto the green onions.)
    • Mix everything together and it's done!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 924kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 95g | Sodium: 1409mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g

    *Nutritional information is calculated using online tools and is an estimate*

    Did you try this recipe?I'd love to hear from you! Let me know how it was and consider giving it a rating! Tag me on Instagram with @pupswithchopsticks to show me!
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    Comments

    1. Nicholas Prokop says

      December 25, 2021 at 2:59 pm

      5 stars
      This was epic. No more bland white person roast chicken from me anymore. Lovely colour and flavour

      Reply
      • Joyce Lee says

        January 25, 2022 at 3:47 pm

        Hi Nicholas!
        Haha this is awesome! I am so happy you liked this! I love this sauce, I put it on practically everything whenever I make it! 🤣

        Reply
    2. Craig says

      January 19, 2021 at 1:10 pm

      I am familiar with a very similar sauce, but it is not cooked.

      Reply
      • Joyce Lee says

        February 04, 2021 at 2:34 pm

        Hi Craig!
        Interesting is it chimichurri? I actually want to try chimichurri, but never go the chance to make it! Thanks for reminding me to try this sauce! 😊

        Reply
    3. Kelly Malo says

      January 07, 2021 at 9:35 pm

      5 stars
      Perfect. I added more salt and ginger. Super easy to make. I had this at a restaurant many years ago and been looking forever for the right recipe. This is it!

      Reply
      • Joyce Lee says

        February 04, 2021 at 2:31 pm

        Hi Kelly!
        Yay! I'm so happy you found the recipe! This is definitely one of my favorite sauces, especially on rice!

        Reply
    4. Patricia says

      August 27, 2020 at 6:38 am

      5 stars
      Just made this and I've got my peking chicken marinating in the fridge. Dinner is going to be SO good 😉

      Reply
      • Joyce Lee says

        September 29, 2020 at 4:22 pm

        Hi Patricia!
        Hope you have a wonderful dinner!!

        Reply
    5. Arden Le says

      August 02, 2020 at 9:50 pm

      5 stars
      delicious! the salt and green onion to oil ratio is perfect! personally i would put more ginger! but that is a personal preference!

      Reply
      • Joyce Lee says

        September 29, 2020 at 4:01 pm

        Hi Arden!
        I am so happy you liked this! Did you pair this with the Peking chicken? 🙂 I love this stuff on white rice!

        Reply
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