Brown sauce is a staple here in the more American-leaning Chinese food restaurants, ie: chicken w/broccoli in brown sauce (some combo of broth, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sometimes oyster sauce, sesame oil, wine, sugar).
If this type of thing is what the OP is referring to, it works with stir-fried anything and everything. When I was young and broke, I used to get rice w/brown sauce (no veggies, protein, etc). Not a recommended meal, but filling.