Umami Sauce 2.0
A salt- and soy-sauce-free umami booster simmered from Vegetable Broth 2.0, garlic, ginger, blackstrap molasses, tomato paste, and pippali, finished with a miso slurry, apple cider vinegar, and lemon juice. Used throughout the book to add depth to sautés and stir-fries.
From The How Not to Age Cookbook

- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Yield
- about 1.25 cups (300ml)
- Category
- Sauce
Nutrition (estimated)
per 1 tablespoon- Calories
- 15 kcal
- Protein
- 0 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 3 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 100 mg
Ingredients
- Vegetable Broth 2.0
- garlic
- ginger
- blackstrap molasses
- tomato paste
- pippali
- white miso paste
- apple cider vinegar
- lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat Vegetable Broth 2.0 in a small saucepan over medium; add garlic and ginger and simmer 3 min.
- Stir in molasses, tomato paste, and pippali; bring to a boil, then simmer 1 min on low.
- Off heat, stir in miso mixture, vinegar, and lemon juice. Adjust seasonings.
- Cool and store in a sealed jar — keeps 1 week refrigerated, or freeze in ice cube trays.
Active Compounds
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May Support
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