Soy Sauce

Soy sauce is a traditional ingredient in many Asian cuisines, and is now often used in Western kitchens too. Most varieties of soy sauce (there are too many to list here) are salty, earthy, brownish liquids intended to season food while cooking or at the table. Japanese soy sauce is probably what people in the West are most familiar with. Tamari is also another type of soy sauce that can often be found in gluten free versions.

How to use Soy Sauce

Frequently used by itself as a sauce or dip, soy sauce can also be incorporated into many sauces, dressings, or marinades to add a burst of flavour.

Kikkoman, a large scale producer of soy sauce, has some great ideas:

• Steaks are delicious and can be easily prepared on the grill but they can be boring to eat over and over again. Vary the flavor by making a low-carb brush-on sauce of oil, vinegar, garlic and onion powders, and Kikkoman Soy Sauce. Slice steak and serve with salad greens for a main dish salad.
• Slow-cook pot roast with shiitake mushrooms and green onions. Season the broth with Kikkoman Soy Sauce. Turn leftover slices of pot roast into hand-held sandwiches by wrapping pot roast slices and cilantro sprigs in lettuce leaves.
• For a Hawaiian-style luau roast, sprinkle pork butt with Kikkoman Soy Sauce and a touch of liquid smoke. Cover meat in foil, put in a pan and roast until meat is tender and falls apart easily. Shred meat and serve with sliced tomatoes and thinly sliced onion.
• For a change of pace from meat, try tofu. Cut firm tofu into 1/2-inch slices and gently press out excess moisture with paper towels. Fry tofu in oil and serve with Kikkoman Lite Soy Sauce, grated ginger and chopped green onion.
• Before grilling or broiling fish or shellfish, brush with Kikkoman Soy Sauce to add flavor. As the Japanese have long known, seafood tastes especially delightful with soy sauce.

The following LillyPad recipes use Soy Sauce:

Apple Cider Vinegar marinades (for steak and chicken)
Napa Cabbage Spring Rolls
Marinated Asian Salad
Raw Vegetable Paella
Apple Cider Vinegar Asian Dressing