oyster sauce?

hotcookie101

I am currently enjoying my Chinese cooking made easy book (although the recipe I bought if for isn't actually in the book-d'oh, but on the website (beef oyster sauce with spinach etc-yum yum yum-it is different to the one in the book-it doesnt have the spinach and mushrooms )
Does anyone have recommendations for a good oyster sauce-I usually buy wing yip and it is lovely, does have MSG in it though. Can anyone recommend a good (easily available?) MSG free one? Or do I just have to accept that little bit of MSG if I am making chinese food?

Noozan

I always buy the Lee Kum Kee one but I have no idea if it contains MSG or not! Will have a looksie when I next venture downstairs...

cookie_monster

Noozan wrote: »

I always buy the Lee Kum Kee one but I have no idea if it contains MSG or not! Will have a looksie when I next venture downstairs...

I second that...very yummy.

Pretani

Lee Kum Kee Oyster sauce is the best, however it contains flavour enhancer (E621), which I think is MSG under a different label.

thriftmonster

Sharwoods do a nice oyster sauce but it is quite pricy for a small bottle. Unfortunately I've run out so I can't check for MSG

HypnoNu

Pretani wrote: »

Lee Kum Kee Oyster sauce is the best, however it contains flavour enhancer (E621), which I think is MSG under a different label.

Pretani, it looks like you're spot on...E621 is MSG...
http://www.food-info.net/uk/intol/msg.htm

Rikki

thriftmonster wrote: »

Sharwoods do a nice oyster sauce but it is quite pricy for a small bottle. Unfortunately I've run out so I can't check for MSG

I use Sharwoods too and it doesn't have any E numbers on the label.


It does say contains oysters and wheat and may contain peanuts,nuts and sesame.

hotcookie101

Thanks all-will have a look out for that Lee Kum Kee one-even with the MSG, is it widely available or is it a chinese shop one?
I tend to avoid sharwoods tbh-especially for things like this I find it very expensive but I will have a look at their oyster sauce

Rikki

I think M&S make one too. I like their hosin sauce.

cookie_monster

hotcookie101 wrote: »

Thanks all-will have a look out for that Lee Kum Kee one-even with the MSG, is it widely available or is it a chinese shop one?
I tend to avoid sharwoods tbh-especially for things like this I find it very expensive but I will have a look at their oyster sauce

You can get it on line


http://www.wingyipstore.co.uk/display-product.php?ref=81747&searchStr=oyster+sauce&returnaction=searchresults

adsk

Two Oyster sauces that I like (and are MSG free) are Tesco Cooks Ingredients (in larger Tescos) and M&S. Neither are what you'd call cheap however.