Homemade Kecap Manis Recipe (Indonesian Sweet Soy Sauce)
This recipe for kecap manis is the perfect substitute for the real deal Indonesian sweet soy sauce
Servings 5 portions
Ingredients
- 150 g (⅔ cups) brown sugar
- 100 g (3/7 cups) water
- 50 g (⅕ cups) soy sauce
- 20 g (1 tablespoon) molasses
Instructions
- Get all your ingredients in a sauce pan. Give it a little get-to-know-each-other stir.
- Place the pan on the stove or induction and very slowly start simmering. Give it a gentle stir every minute until the total weight of the sauce has reduced to 220g. A reduction of 31% from its initial 320g combined starting weight.
- While the sauce is reducing keep an eye on it so it does not boil over or cook too fast. Low and slow does the magic here.
- Once the correct weight is achieved, let the sauce cool down and then store in airtight containers in the fridge. You now have yourself the perfect substitute for real Indonesian kecap manis.
Notes
- You can use regular sugar if you don't have brown sugar but molasses is essential.
- Molasses and barley malt are not the same thing.
- Do not stir the sauce vigorously while reducing.
- Add a teaspoon of liquid glucose if you are worried about the sugar crystallizing.
- Store in the fridge sealed airtight. Will keep it for an indefinite amount of time because of the salt and sugar content.
- No need to freeze.
- Use as a glaze when grilling meat, vegetables, or fish.
- Add to stews, stir fry, curry, and many more dishes as a flavor enhancer.
Nutrition
Serving: 40g Calories: 130.9kcal Carbohydrates: 32.91g Protein: 0.85g Fat: 0.06g Saturated Fat: 0.01g Sodium: 559.98mg Fiber: 0.08g Sugar: 32.13g Calcium: 3.7mg Iron: 3.04mg
Keywords:indonesian soy sauce, kecap manis, sweet soy sauce
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