Sweet Soy Sauce

Name: Sweet Soy Sauce
Yield: Makes ¼ cup (60 ml)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons (45 ml) avocado oil; 2 cloves garlic, finely minced; 1 tablespoon sugar to taste ([13 g] granulated, [15 g] brown, [20 g] honey, or [15 ml] maple syrup all work); 1 tablespoon sugar to taste ([13 g] granulated, [15 g] brown, [20 g] honey, or [15 ml] maple syrup all work); 1 tablespoon sugar to taste ([13 g] granulated, [15 g] brown, [20 g] honey, or [15 ml] maple syrup all work); 2 tablespoons (28 ml) light soy sauce

Preparation info

Makes
¼
cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chinese-American Barbecue

By Winnie Yee

Published 2026

About

This Sweet Soy Sauce recipe is a creation of my Aunt Joyce, and I use it all the time. I love drizzling this sauce over steamed Chinese vegetables like bok choy or gai lan, or any hearty greens. You can also use this sauce as the base for other sauces. For example, I use this sauce, add in a vegetable such as bell peppers and a little cornstarch slurry, and voilà! You’ve got a version of Kung Pao Sauce. Add some acid such as rice vinegar and an emulsifier such as peanut but

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Asia
China
Sauce
Vegetarian

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