# Homemade Kecap Manis

Kecap Manis is a sweetened aromatic soy sauce, originating in Indonesia, which has a darker colour and a viscous syrupy consistency.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Indonesian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 ml light soy sauce
- 300 g Brown Sugar
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 2 Whole Star Anises
- 3 Cloves
- 1 thumb sized ginger

## Instructions

1. Pour light soy sauce into a pot.
2. Add brown sugar.
3. Add 3 garlic cloves.
4. Add 2 whole star anises.
5. Add 3 cloves.
6. Stir well until sugar has dissolved on low heat.
7. Once sugar has dissolved, add a thumb sized ginger, cut in half.
8. Keep stirring and simmer for 20-30 minutes on medium-low heat.
9. Once it has a shiny look, it means it's ready. Remove from heat and let it cool.
10. Store Kecap Manis in a glass jug.
11. Take out the ingredients that were boiled inside the Kecap Manis.

## Equipment

- pot
- wooden spoon
- glass jug
- strainer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzpU5dF-QF0
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2ae510b0-fe9e-4ed7-beca-5a8d61021863
- Extracted: 2025-11-29

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