Cooking with Soy Sauce
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Soy Sauce KIKKOMAN Soy Sauce is a versatile condiment with a delicious flavour that goes with almost any kind of cuisine. Soy sauce has a sodium content of around 14% so a tablespoon is equivalent to about a pinch of salt. What’s more KIKKOMAN Soy Sauce is rich in umami, which helps to enhance feelings of satiation. Remember this to start substituting soy sauce for salt in your day-to-day cooking, adding towards the end to preserve the distinctive flavour. Try adding a tablespoon of soy sauce to pan-fried fish served with lemon, or mix with a tablespoon of mirin and three tablespoons of ground sesame then pour over 200g boiled green beans.
You can make some really tasty dishes with just a tablespoon of soy sauce. For example, fry enough fish for two people in butter in a pan, then finish with a tablespoon of soy sauce and one of ponzu, or lemon juice. Another idea is to grill up a peppered steak until it’s cooked as you like it, then splash on the soy sauce to finish; serve it up with some hot wasabi on the side. A great vegetable dish is to take 200g of roasted or boiled vegetables, then dress them with one tablespoon of soy sauce mixed with one teaspoon each of honey and mustard. For a simple dressing, mix together one tablespoon each of soy sauce, olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. For an easy marinade, combine one tablespoon of soy sauce with the same amount of mirin, then leave your meat to marinade for a few hours, before roasting in the oven.
