Chicken with OK sauce.

[Workingman]

I remembered this when I saw bottles of OK in the Chinese supermarket. It was a bit of a favourite when I was a lad. The recipe was on the back of the bottle.

Chicken breast cut into cubes
2 Tablespoons of OK sauce
1 Dessertspoon of sweet and hot chilli sauce
Cashew nuts
Selection of chopped vegetables
Noodles or fried rice to serve.

I didn't have any sweet and hot sauce, but I did have some Louisiana pepper sauce and some honey as a substitute, plus the nuts. My selection of veg was mushrooms, diced carrot, spring onions and a few beansprouts. The whole lot was served on a bed of fried cooked noodles done with a splash of soy.

You just cook the chicken in a little hot oil in a wok or pan, add the veggies for a minute or so then add the sauces and the nuts to finish off.

Talk about delicious.

[Diflower]

What's OK sauce?
From your title I assumed it wasn't great

[Workingman]

OK sauce is a bit like HP or Daddies; only fruitier, sweeter and a bit more piquant. It is used a lot in Chinese cuisine.

Colmans still make it but it is hard to get hold of.

[lissie]

When we were kids we always has OK sauce.
Lovely and fruity and sweet.
I thought everyone knew about it.


lissie

[Diflower]

It does sound lovely Wm
Lissie I'm obviously deprived

[Kaz]

We always had either Daddies or OK sauce in the house as my dad didn't like ketchup I hadn't heard of it for years

[Workingman]

Dad didn't like ketchup or HP - too bitter - so he always had Daddies, and it was "his"!

Us young ones got OK sauce. It was more 'child friendly', being fruitier and sweeter - great for dipping with soft fried eggs.

[Kaz]

Oooh yes, a fried egg butty with OK sauce