Ivorypoint Fun

Name: Ivorypoint Fun
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1½ cups (360 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 cup low-sodium (240 ml) Soy Sauce; 2 Tbsp black Chinkiang vinegar (30 ml) Balsamic; 2 Tbsp toasted (30 ml) Sesame Oil; 1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black (3 g) Pepper; 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp (90 ml) Water; 1 Tbsp (8 g) Cornstarch

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

Joanne Chang's Ivorypoint Fun, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Soy Sauce 240 mlBalsamic 30 mlSesame Oil 30 mlWater 90 ml

Ingredients

Soy Sauce — 1 cup low-sodium (240 ml)
Balsamic — 2 Tbsp black Chinkiang vinegar (30 ml)
Sesame Oil — 2 Tbsp toasted (30 ml)
Pepper — 1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black (3 g)
Water — 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp (90 ml)
Cornstarch — 1 Tbsp (8 g)

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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Ivorypoint Fun wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Taiwanese / Chinese-American baker-chef of Flour Bakery + Café and Myers + Chang in Boston; James Beard Outstanding Baker 2016. Pastry technique with Taiwanese and Chinese pantry notes at Myers + Chang.

Originally published as Fun Sauce.

Adapted from a Joanne Chang recipe (Myers+Chang / Greatist).

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 Myers+Chang / Greatist (published as “Fun Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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