Chef John

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30+ years of experience in the culinary industry

Chef John’s Supreme Soy Sauce

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Making Chef John's Supreme Soy Sauce recipe is no harder than making your own ketchup. It tastes delicious and takes your home cooking dishes to the next level!

LEVEL: EASY

SERVING: 100 People

TIME: 20 min

INGREDIENTS:

12 cup Water
1 lb Carrots, chopped
6 oz Celery, chopped
7 oz Shallots, chopped
3.5 oz Green onion, chopped
01 oz Cilantro, chopped
2.5 oz Garlic clove, sliced
2 oz Ginger slices
2 cup Light soy sauce
0.5 cup Dark soy sauce
4 tbsp Maggi soy sauce
0.5 cup Shaoxing wine
1 tsp Sweet Black Rice Vinegar
1 tbsp Dried shrimps
3 count Dried scallops
1 tbsp Fish sauce
1 oz Sugar
0.5 count Lemon

DIRECTIONS:

Step 1

In a cooking pot, add water first, then add the following ingredients in the water. carrots, celery, shallots, green onion, cilantro, garlic, and ginger slices. Bring to a boil, then continue to boil for 10-15 minutes.

Step 2

Add the following seasonings in this order: ①light soy sauce, ② cooking wine, ③dark soy sauce, ④ balsamic vinegar, ⑤dried shrimps, ⑥sugar, ⑦scallops ⑧ fish sauce, ⑨ Maggi soy sauce, ⑩ salt, ⑪ white pepper.

Step 3

Bring to a boil, let it continue boiling for 2 minutes, then squeeze half a lemon juice in.

Step 4

Use a strainer to remove the solid ingredients.