Reddit reviews Pearl River Bridge Superior Dark Soy Sauce

I've never made it without black vinegar, but I can't imagine it working out with any of those substitutes. You can just use Amazon though. Same for the dark soy sauce.

Honestly it's probably not worth it to make without those, I imagine it would be pretty disappointing. My mom always did that when I was a kid. "This recipe just isn't very good, I don't get it." but also "Well I didn't have x,y, or z, so I just substituted the closest thing I had."

As someone who tried for a while to recreate a Chinese dish from overseas, I researched the hell out of it. Turns out, most of the ingredients that I bought that were cheap and lasted forever and seemed like "specialty items" but actually were the most common things among any sort of asian cooking and could be crossed over to do asian fusion in traditional dishes. At the bare minimum I recommend Sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and dark soy sauce.

I don't see dark soy sauce used in many recipes in gif form, but it's basically a condensed and sweetened soy sauce. It's very thick and almost thin syrup, but it has so many applications and is used heavily in traditional chinese and surrounding regions recipes. I can't ever find mine locally but you can buy an 18oz bottle on amazon for like $8. (link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001EJ4C0/)

providing amazon links but go to an asian grocer cause it'll be half the price

"dark soy sauce" is slightly thicker than light and has a sweeter, saltier flavor. you can find it in most stores jsut look for something that says dark soy sauce https://www.amazon.com/Pearl-River-Bridge-Superior-Sauce/dp/B0001EJ4C0/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=dark+soy+sauce&qid=1558822716&s=gateway&sr=8-3

soy paste is even thicker. sometimes called "thick soy sauce" i think https://www.amazon.com/Kimlan-Soy-Paste-20-oz/dp/B003Q3GGGU/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=soy+paste&qid=1558822888&s=gateway&sr=8-4 or https://www.amazon.com/Koon-Chun-Thick-Soy-Sauce/dp/B00012OI14

not sure about the brand. i usually like koon chun or pearl river bridge. maybe try asking someone at the restaurant :)

I don't know why anyone hasn't mentioned this, but that is WAY too much oyster sauce for a pound of meat.

you'd be better off with 2-3 tbsp of Oyster Sauce. INstead of straight soy, use Dark Soy. It gives it a much richer flavor. My favorite brand is Pearl River, you can get it at most asian markets, or off amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Pearl-River-Bridge-Superior-Sauce/dp/B0001EJ4C0/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1332891610&sr=1-1

However it's really overpriced on Amazon. You should be able to find it at a well stocked asian market for 3-5 bucks a bottle.