Ellyn
Veteran
I grew up in Indonesia. When my family had to move out, one notable thing I really missed about that place was this particular sauce.
Imagine my surprise when I found out how easy it was to make. It's basically soy sauce mixed in a saucepan with brown sugar (or palm sugar, which I like even better), to a ratio of 1:1 or 2:1 -- and here I kept thinking that it had to be mailed over by friends and relatives still living there!
Just mix the ingredients in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves and the mix becomes slightly caramelized, and then as it cools it should take on a molasses-like hue and consistency.
This salty caramel sauce is particularly good, in my opinion, with crispy or battered fish.
Imagine my surprise when I found out how easy it was to make. It's basically soy sauce mixed in a saucepan with brown sugar (or palm sugar, which I like even better), to a ratio of 1:1 or 2:1 -- and here I kept thinking that it had to be mailed over by friends and relatives still living there!
Just mix the ingredients in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves and the mix becomes slightly caramelized, and then as it cools it should take on a molasses-like hue and consistency.
This salty caramel sauce is particularly good, in my opinion, with crispy or battered fish.