Soy Sauce Marinade

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Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Mix 1 cup of soy sauce, 1 cup of reverse fermented water, ½ cup of Japanese sake, and ¼ cup of mirin in a measuring cup.
  2. 2Crush 2 garlic cloves and 1 piece of ginger with a meat hammer.
  3. 3Finely chop 2 pieces of fresh green scallion.
  4. 4Add the crushed garlic and ginger, chopped scallion, and 2 pieces of star anise to the mixture.
  5. 5Lightly toast the star anise with a kitchen torch.
  6. 6Pour the mixture into a pan and bring it to a boil.
  7. 7Once boiling, remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
  8. 8Strain the marinade using a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup good quality soy sauce
  • 1 cup reverse fermented water
  • 0.5 cup Japanese sake
  • 0.25 cup mirin
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 ginger
  • 2 pieces fresh green scallion
  • 2 pieces star anise

Equipment

measuring cupknifemeat hammersmall bowlstovepanrolling pin