how to make sweet sauce

Basics: A Sushi Dinner Isn’t Complete Without Sweet Sauce

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It’s easy to make the essential sushi dipping sauce.  


Everyone knows that sushi is always better with the condiments, including spicy mayo (mayo and sriracha sauce, quantity depends on desired heat) and that thick, sweet, teriyaki-like concoction known as sweet sauce. 

It’s simple to make too. Simply boil the ingredients together until thickened. Then dip away!

Sweet Sauce
 
Serves: ⅓ cup
Ingredients
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup rice vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic. Bring to a boil. Watch very carefully until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add water as needed, a tablespoon at a time, to dilute slightly.

 

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6 responses to “Basics: A Sushi Dinner Isn’t Complete Without Sweet Sauce”

  1. AS Avatar
    AS

    Hi, will this freeze okay?
    Thanks!

  2. R Avatar
    R

    So crazy! I’m making sushi salad for shabbos and didn’t have sweet sauce. Was just trying to figure out how to avoid going to the store!

  3. KR Avatar
    KR

    I had it boiling for over a half hour and still didn’t thiken. what am I doing wroing?

  4. Dinah Avatar
    Dinah

    Same. It keeps boiling and nothing

  5. Tsippy S Avatar
    Tsippy S

    Has anyone found a solution to it not thickening as it boils? I tried adding cornstarch to thicken it up which worked but I was hoping it would thicken as it boils.

    1. Tzip Wellman Avatar
      Tzip Wellman

      hi! yes i had the issue as well where it was too liquidy, so what i did was was dissolved two tablespoons of flour in about equal parts water, poured it into the prepared sauce over a low flame, let it boil for a couple minutes. Than waited for it to cool and blended the excess flour chunks using an immersion blender. this worked quite well for me! thanks BCP!

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