Recipe: Appetizing Vegan Fish Sauce

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Vegan Fish Sauce. Fish sauce is that magical, secret ingredient that somehow completes any dish that it's added to. Traditional to most asian cuisines, a version of fish sauce was also used in ancient Rome. Fish sauce is obviously based on fish, so what's a vegetarian (or vegan) to do if she wants to cook Thai or Vietnamese food, for example?

Vegan Fish Sauce Many of you have asked for a good substitute for fish sauce. Here's a simple recipe for Vegan Fish Sauce - that you can easily make at home. Make a batch and refrigerate - it will keep for months in your. You can have Vegan Fish Sauce using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegan Fish Sauce

  1. You need 1 of and 1/2 shredded seaweed (wakame is what I use).
  2. You need 6 cups of water.
  3. It's 6 of garlic cloves.
  4. It's 2 tsp of pepper.
  5. You need 1/4 cup of dried shitake mushrooms.
  6. You need 1 cup of mushroom soy sauce (I use Braggs Liquid Aninos).
  7. You need 1 tablespoon of miso.

Fish sauce is a popular Asian condiment that imparts a salty, robust, ocean flavor that can make a great dish taste even better! It is commonly used to add depth of flavor and saltiness to dishes such as ramen, stir fries, marinades, dipping sauces, and more. Vegan fish sauce is difficult to find and this product is the most visible in my area. It is high quality and on the pricey side.

Vegan Fish Sauce step by step

  1. Add seaweed, garlic, mushrooms, pepper and water in large saucepan and bring to a boil..
  2. Lower heat and simmer about 20 minutes. (Wakame will expand).
  3. Strain and return liquid back to pot..
  4. Return the drained liquid to stove top and place on medium heat. Add the Braggs and Miso. Simmer until Miso is completley dissolved..
  5. Remove from heat and let cool. Add to storage container of your choice. I had to add water to top off this 12 oz. mason jar. Store in refrigerator when done..

I found the flavor to be good but missing the complex funkiness of true fish sauce. I give Vegan Fysh Sauce a B++ She said she could replace the meat or shellfish with tofu in most dishes, but the real issue was the fish sauce. Fish sauce is the core of many Korean meals, and there really isn't a good (or at least well known) replacement. Though this vegan version is available online, this was when my quest to find an authentic vegan fish sauce recipe began. The fish sauce is known for its very smelly and fishy odors.