Honey garlic sauce is a sweet and sour sauce made with honey, garlic, soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, and red pepper. It is used to enhance the flavor of meat and vegetables and can be adjusted by adding more or less main ingredients. It is high in calories, sodium, and sugar but is suitable for grilling, basting, and cooking meat of all kinds.
Honey garlic sauce is a popular sweet and sour sauce that usually combines the flavors of honey and garlic. Its main ingredients generally include fresh honey and garlic salt or fresh, minced garlic cloves. Honey garlic sauce usually contains other flavorful ingredients, such as soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, and red pepper. Chicken broth or butter is sometimes added to the honey-garlic sauce for extra flavor. This sauce may be popular because it can be used on any type of meat and can also be used to flavor vegetable dishes.
Chicken, beef and pork dishes can be enhanced with the addition of honey-garlic sauce. Ribs, buffalo wings, and meatballs are some of the dishes often topped with this type of sweet and sour sauce. Asparagus, broccoli and other vegetables are often prepared with a dressing of this sauce. The taste of honey garlic sauce can be adjusted by adding more or less main ingredients, such as soy sauce, sugar, and lemon juice. Beer, thyme and other ingredients are included in some recipes.
A typical serving of honey-garlic sauce, which is usually about two tablespoons (30 grams) can have up to 140 calories. This sauce is also generally high in sodium. Home cooks can generally adjust the sodium content of this sauce by adding less salt or using a salt substitute in the recipe.
Carbohydrates provide most of the nutritional content of this sauce. Honey garlic sauce also has a high sugar content, like many sweet and sour sauces. The average serving of honey garlic sauce contains about 35 grams of carbohydrates, of which about 14 grams are simple carbohydrates or sugars. The sugar content of this sauce can vary depending on the recipe used to make it, as some recipes simply call for honey, while others call for brown sugar and honey to be added to the mix.
However, this sauce is considered suitable for grilling, basting and cooking meat of all kinds. In Western cooking, honey garlic sauce is often used to grill meats. It is often found in stir-fries and other Asian-influenced dishes.
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