Low-Sodium Soy Sauce Substitute Recipe

• servings: Servings: 4 servings
• active time: 5 mins
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons reduced-sodium beef broth

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

2 teaspoons molasses

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1/4 cup boiling water

Directions

Gather the ingredients.

Combine all ingredients in a bowl.

At this point, you can either let sauce sit for an hour to give flavors a chance to blend, or boil liquid until it is reduced by half (about 3 tablespoons).

Store soy sauce in a sealed container in the refrigerator where it will keep for about a month. Shake well before using.

Use in your favorite Chinese recipe or serve with homemade sushi or other rice-based dishes and enjoy.

Notes

Feel free to tinker with the ingredients to get the best flavor. The sodium is mostly in the beef broth, with a small amount in the molasses (2 milligrams per teaspoon) and the balsamic vinegar (1 milligram per teaspoon). You can alter the other ingredients without changing the sodium content.

This recipe is gluten free as long as the ingredients are all gluten free; make sure to check the labels of the beef broth and garlic powder, and only use the vinegars called for.