Soy Sauce Substitute

Name: Soy Sauce Substitute
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 2 cups.
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons beef bouillon granules; 1-1/2 cups boiling water; 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon dark molasses; Dash pepper

Our Test Kitchen developed this alternative to store-bought soy sauce. Its color and flavor will make you think it’s the real thing. But it's lower in sodium than both regular soy sauce and the low-sodium variety.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons beef bouillon granules
1-1/2 cups boiling water
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon dark molasses
Dash pepper

Directions

In a small bowl, dissolve bouillon in boiling water. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Pour into a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Store in the refrigerator. Shake well before using.

Nutrition Facts

1 tablespoon: 11 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 222mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Originally published as Soy Sauce Substitute in Cooking for 2 Spring 2007

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chichow

Apr 6, 2016

You can make it low sodium by using no salt beef bouillon that you can get off of Amazon. That's what I do and it tastes great.
tgbvmb

May 19, 2014

Salt free bouillon is the way to go to lower the sodium, TanteCindy.
TanteCindy

Apr 28, 2014

Beef bouillon granules pack as much sodium as regular table salt. This is not a good reduced sodium option.