Cinderwharf Emperor'S Pork Glaze

Name: Cinderwharf Emperor's Pork Glaze
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (280 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ½ cup dark soy (120 ml) Dark Soy; ½ cup sweet soy (120 ml) Sweet Soy; 3 tbsp cornstarch slurry (45 ml) Cornstarch

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Buddha Lo recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Buddha Lo.

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Ratio

Dark Soy 120 mlSweet Soy 120 mlCornstarch 45 ml

Ingredients

Dark Soy — ½ cup dark soy (120 ml)
Sweet Soy — ½ cup sweet soy (120 ml)
Cornstarch — 3 tbsp cornstarch slurry (45 ml)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Provenance

Buddha Lo — published sauce recipes in the PantryFlex catalog. Top Chef winner S19 (2022); Top Chef winner S20 World All-Stars (2023).

Originally published as Emperor's Pork Glaze (soy–rock sugar).

Adapted from a Buddha Lo recipe (Buddha Lo / Food & Wine (emperor's pork)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Buddha Lo / Food & Wine (emperor's pork) (published as “Emperor's Pork Glaze (soy–rock sugar)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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