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Chinese Flavored Sweet Soy Sauce (复制酱油)

Learn to make the secret ingredient that will make your Sichuan food taste extra fragrant and authentic.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 1 1/3 cup sauce
Calories: 52 kcal
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

  • 2 cups soy sauce
  • 3/4 cup (150 g) brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup (90 g) rock sugar (or granulated sugar)
  • 1 big thumb ginger , coarsely chopped
  • 6 green onions
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 star anise pod
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 Cao Guo (or black cardamon)

Instructions

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  1. Add soy sauce into a small sauce pan. Heat over medium high heat until boiling.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients. Stir and cook until the sugar completely dissolves and the liquid starts to simmer again.
  3. Turn to medium low heat. Simmer until the liquid is reduced to about two-thirds of the original volume, and the soy sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Check on the pan every 15 minutes. It could take anywhere from 30 minutes to more than one hour, depending on the heat and the pan you use. Remove the pan from the stove.
  4. Place a sieve over a heatproof airtight glass container or jar and pour in the soy sauce. Discard all the solid ingredients.
  5. Let the soy sauce cool completely. It is ready to use. Or you can store it covered in the fridge for a year.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 52kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 1.5g (3%) Sodium 1371mg (57%) Fiber 0.2g (1%) Sugar 10.5g (21%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 11/3 cup sauce

Amount Per Serving

Calories 52

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 52kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Protein 1.5g 3%
Sodium 1371mg 57%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Sugar 10.5g 21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.