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Dumpling Dipping Sauce

By Sohui Kim

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Use this simple sauce for dumplings.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 cup (240 ml)

Ingredients

¼ cup (120 ml) dark soy sauce
¼ cup (120 ml) rice wine vinegar
¼ cup (55 g) packed brown sugar
1 star anise pod

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small saucepan, stir together the soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, and star anise and bring them to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring so that the sugar dissolves. Once it does, remove the pot from the heat and let the mixture cool. Discard the star anise before serving.

    Step 2

    This sauce keeps well in the refrigerator indefinitely and can also be multiplied, though you’ll want to start with slightly less vinegar and adjust to taste.

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Excerpted from The Good Fork Cookbook by Sohui Kim, copyright © 2016. Published by Harry N. Abrams. Buy the full book from Amazon or Bookshop.
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