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Low-Sodium Soy Sauce Substitute

A homemade stand-in for soy sauce with a fraction of the salt.

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5 minPrep
15 minCook

Ingredients

  • 1 cup low-sodium beef or vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar (balsamic, cider or rice)
  • 1 teaspoon molasses (for color and depth), or 2 teaspoons golden monk fruit sweetener
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps

  1. Whisk everything together in a pot and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute.
  2. Lower the heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes more. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Heart-healthy notes

Uses only 1/8 teaspoon of salt for the whole cup. Use it anywhere you'd use soy sauce, plus in place of fish, hoisin, oyster or teriyaki sauce.

Note: Monk fruit tip: many monk fruit sweeteners are blended with erythritol. Check the label and pick pure monk fruit or a monk fruit and allulose blend. Adapted from Sans Salt (sans-salt.com).
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