Can anyone tell me what sweet soy sauce is, and what a sub might be for it since we can't find it?
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shaun-in-to
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Look for something labelled "superior soy sauce"
shaun-in-to
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Start over ... It can be one of two things
If your recipe is Chinese, "superior soy sauce" is soy sauce sweetened with molasses. It is thick and dark and is usually used in marinades and stews or to coat roasts or BBQs for colour. It is not generally used as a condiment on its own. You should be able to find it in Asian markets, if not the ethnic section of your supermarket. I don't know what a substitute might be.
Also, ketjap manis is sometimes called Indonesian sweet soy sauce. It's widely available in supermarkets (with various spellings), but if you can't find it you can mix equal parts ordinary soy sauce and brown sugar and simmer until the sugar is dissolved.
Just to complicate things, I think there's also a Japanese and a Thai sweet soy sauce.
If your recipe is Chinese, "superior soy sauce" is soy sauce sweetened with molasses. It is thick and dark and is usually used in marinades and stews or to coat roasts or BBQs for colour. It is not generally used as a condiment on its own. You should be able to find it in Asian markets, if not the ethnic section of your supermarket. I don't know what a substitute might be.
Also, ketjap manis is sometimes called Indonesian sweet soy sauce. It's widely available in supermarkets (with various spellings), but if you can't find it you can mix equal parts ordinary soy sauce and brown sugar and simmer until the sugar is dissolved.
Just to complicate things, I think there's also a Japanese and a Thai sweet soy sauce.
shaun-in-to
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There is a Thai sweet soy sauce, but I've never
looked for it so I don't know how easy it is to find, or what name it goes by. You could probably use the Chinese "superior" soy sauce in its place.
looked for it so I don't know how easy it is to find, or what name it goes by. You could probably use the Chinese "superior" soy sauce in its place.
shaun-in-to
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From Cook's Thesaurus
Thai sweet soy sauce - Substitutes: Three parts soy sauce plus one part brown sugar OR Maggi's Seasoning Sauce OR dark soy sauce OR mushroom soy sauce.
A note in an online recipe says: *Kecap manis is a sweet soy sauce from Indonesia. I was introduced to its virtues ever since moving to Holland, where it is used extensively in Indonesian cooking. It's readily available in Asian grocery stores such as Uwajimaya in Seattle, and is basically the same product as Thai sweet soy sauce.
Thai sweet soy sauce - Substitutes: Three parts soy sauce plus one part brown sugar OR Maggi's Seasoning Sauce OR dark soy sauce OR mushroom soy sauce.
A note in an online recipe says: *Kecap manis is a sweet soy sauce from Indonesia. I was introduced to its virtues ever since moving to Holland, where it is used extensively in Indonesian cooking. It's readily available in Asian grocery stores such as Uwajimaya in Seattle, and is basically the same product as Thai sweet soy sauce.
If not too late..Conimex brandf makes 2 types...Sweet...Ketjap Manis, salty Ketjap Asin...you can...
sub a salty one by adding honey to it. I use the salty one (often a lite) for sushi and use the Ketjap Manis as a marinade for any BBQ meat...really good.
If I don't have Ketjap Manis I then use the salty and add palm sugar or honey to it and also vary them all by adding minced garlic, ginger, chilli, coriander or whatever to the sweetened soya.
sub a salty one by adding honey to it. I use the salty one (often a lite) for sushi and use the Ketjap Manis as a marinade for any BBQ meat...really good.
If I don't have Ketjap Manis I then use the salty and add palm sugar or honey to it and also vary them all by adding minced garlic, ginger, chilli, coriander or whatever to the sweetened soya.
dawn_mo
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Thanks everyone, our Thai dinner turned out very well. So much
better than the ill-conceived bacon-wrapped dinner. I will post some of the recipes we made. I really like a pork tenderloin recipe that I got off of Cooking Light, which was actually Korean, but it sounded too good to pass up. Thanks!
better than the ill-conceived bacon-wrapped dinner. I will post some of the recipes we made. I really like a pork tenderloin recipe that I got off of Cooking Light, which was actually Korean, but it sounded too good to pass up. Thanks!