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Umami Sauce Recipe
Try this Umami Sauce Recipe for boosting flavor in sautés and stir-fries without adding all the sodium of soy sauce. It’s made with a blend of miso, ginger, molasses, and other spices, and it has the most delicious savory flavor.
Prep Time
5
minutes
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Cook Time
4
minutes
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Total Time
4
minutes
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Course:
Sauces
Cuisine:
Japanese
Servings:
1
.25 cups
Calories:
29
kcal
Author:
Terri Edwards
Equipment
Marukan Genuine Brewed Rice Vinegar
Anthony's Date Sugar, 1 lb, Gluten Free, Non GMO, Vegan, Granulated
Plantation Organic Blackstrap Molasses, 15 oz Bottle (Unsulphured)
Ingredients
1
cup
vegetable broth
1
teaspoon
minced garlic
1
teaspoon
grated fresh ginger
1
tablespoon
blackstrap molasses
1.5
teaspoons
date syrup or date sugar
1/2
teaspoon
tomato paste
1/2
teaspoon
ground black pepper
1.5
teaspoons
white miso paste blended with 2 tablespoons water
2
teaspoons
blended lemon or lemon juice
1
tablespoon
rice vinegar
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Begin by mincing the garlic and grating the ginger. Set to the side.
Heat the broth in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Add the garlic and ginger and simmer for 3 minutes.
Stir in the molasses,
date syrup
or
date sugar
, tomato paste, and black pepper, and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat and then stir in the miso mixture,
blended lemon
(or lemon juice), and rice vinegar.
Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed.
Allow the sauce to cool before transferring it to a jar or bottle with a tight-fitting lid.
Another option is to pour the sauce into an
ice cube tray
and freeze it into individual portions that equal approximately 1 tablespoon.
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Notes
Excerpted from the HOW NOT TO DIE COOKBOOK by Michael Greger, M.D. with Gene Stone. Copyright © 2017 by Michael Greger with Gene Stone. Reprinted with permission from Flatiron Books. All rights reserved. Recipes by Robin Robertson.
Uses for Umami Sauce:
Umami sauce can be used in many dishes like this
Udon Noodle Stir-Fry
to replace soy sauce and salt.
Really any dish that you want to amplify the taste, especially if it’s an Asian dish, this umami seasoning will do a great job. These are some dishes I would add it to as an ingredient.
Sautés
Stir-Fries
Soups
Dips
Rice bowls
Veggie bowls
Nutrition
Serving:
1
table spoon
|
Calories:
29
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
7
g
|
Sodium:
43
mg
|
Sugar:
7
g