Sweet Soy Sauce Recipe
Chinese-style sweet soy sauce is more than just soy sauce and sugar. It is actually a mix of spices boiled together in a pot until it becomes thick and well-combined. Once you have this, you can experience the most authentic Sichuan food, from noodles to dumplings and cold dishes.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 10
Calories 196 kcal
- 1500 ml of water
- 5 grams of black cardamom or Tsao-ko
- 2 grams of bay leaves
- 2 grams of star anise
- 2 grams of dry ginger
- 3 grams of cinnamon stick
- 50 grams of green onion
- 1 large thumb of fresh ginger
- 6 grams of fennel seeds
- 600 grams of light soy sauce
- 400 grams of brown sugar
Soak the dry spices.
Pour water into the pot and add the soaked spices, sliced ginger, and green onion.
Bring water to a boil.
Once it boils, simmer on low heat for half an hour.
After half an hour, add light soy sauce and brown sugar. Stir well.
Stir the sauce, especially the bottom of the pot to prevent the brown sugar from sticking and burning.
Continue boiling for an hour to lessen the light soy sauce taste and fully infuse the spices' flavors.
Turn off the heat and strain the sauce with a strainer to remove any scum and large bits. Enjoy this sweet soy sauce with noodles, cold dishes, and dumplings!
Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 7gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 3364mgPotassium: 219mgFiber: 1gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 65IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 2mg