Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:
>
>
>>Sqwertz wrote:
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>>>Steve Pope wrote:
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>>>>Sqwertz > wrote:
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>>>>>Avocado and Sriracha
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>>>>
>>>>Cheating, because Sriracha is itself a combo of flavors
>>>>(chili and garlic).
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>>>
>>>Yep. It was cheating. I was trying to think of something Asian with
>>>only two ingredients.
>>>
>>>-sw
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>>Soy sauce & sake
>>Sake & sesame oil
>>Sesame oil & soy sauce
>>Sesame oil & sake
>>
>>Make it a trinity and add all 3 together in equal parts & mix well.
>>
>>And of course the addition of mashed garlic & ginger .....
>>
>>If you consider the sauce one ingredient it can be added to any other
>>single food, be it rice or any other bit of meat or veggie.
>>
>>Use it as a dipping sauce, condiment, marinade or cooking medium.
>>Marinating diced chicken breast in it and then grilling the chicken and
>>cooking the marinade for a sauce with a bit of hot pepper served with
>>makes a very nice 'teriyaki' type chicken.
>>--
>>JL
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>
> I'm so not in to Sake, but I can learn.
> What kind of flavor does it add please?

Im tempted to say "woody" smoky, smooth, but i don't care to drink sake
either, and when mixd with the sesame oil and soy sauce they all alter
each other.

I think its called Unami in Japanese and is basic to japanese cooking, a
veritable 'signature flavor' of old Japan.

Some people substitute Mirin which is a sweet saki iirc.

Once you have the basic sauce you can add oyster sauce to it or any
other asian style condiment, spices or flavoring, honey & hot peppers
are common additions. But its very good with just the 3 basic ingredients.

It can be thickened with cornstarch or served as a reduction sauce.
--
JL