Mushroom Soy Sauce

Look no further for a serious dose of liquid umami. Mushroom “soy” sauce is made from nothing more than white button mushrooms and sea salt. The secret is to toss the mushrooms with the salt, let them sit for an hour, and then wrap the mushrooms in cheesecloth and squeeze to extract as much liquid as possible. Voilà! You have an earthy sauce ready for finishing a lentil-and-mushroom soup or a hot-and-sour soup.