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Recipe for fish sauce substitution
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Recipe for Vegan or fish-free fish sauce

Simple 4 ingredients to mix and create the substitution of popular fish sauce. Perfect for Vegan or fish-free eaters.
Course Condiment, Sauce
Cuisine Vietnamese Fusion
Keyword Pineapple fish sauce, Vegan fish sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 3 cups
Author Victoria

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pineapple cube
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt optional
  • kelp optional for deeper flavor

Instructions

  • Soak kelp (seaweed) with water.
  • Puree pineapple with your food processor or blender.
  • In a sauce pan, add sugar over low heat and some of the soaked water. Stirring frequently to avoid burn.
  • When sugar is melting and caramelizing, pour in the soaked seaweed (along with the rest of water) and puree pineapple.
  • Stir to mix and bring to boil over medium.
  • When boil, reduce to low and simmering for 10 minute.
  • Strain and discard all the solid. Continue to simmer the liquid with soy sauce to reduce it.
  • Adjust with salt to desired saltiness in case your soy sauce is the less sodium type. Use this as raw fish sauce substitution or mix with crushed garlic, chili, lime for the dipping version.