Maplemill Fishy

Name: Maplemill Fishy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 cups (480 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1½ cups soy (360 ml) Soy Sauce; 4 large or 6 small dried shiitake Dried Shiitake; 4 handfuls fresh oyster mushrooms (200 g) Oyster Mushroo; 2 shallots, roughly chopped Shallot; 4 garlic cloves Garlic; 5 (2-inch) dashima squares Dashima; 2 Tbsp mirin (30 ml) Mirin; 2 Tbsp balsamic (30 ml) Balsamic; 2 Tbsp rice vinegar (30 ml) Rice Vinegar; 1 Tbsp mushroom sauce (15 ml) Mushroom Sauce; 2 tsp black peppercorns (10 ml) Peppercorn; 3 cups water (720 ml) Water

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

A quick pan finish for steak and poultry.

Ratio

Soy Sauce 360 mlDashima 15 mlMirin 30 mlBalsamic 30 mlRice Vinegar 30 mlMushroom Sauce 15 ml

Ingredients

Soy Sauce — 1½ cups soy (360 ml)
Dried Shiitake — 4 large or 6 small dried shiitake
Oyster Mushroo — 4 handfuls fresh oyster mushrooms (200 g)
Shallot — 2 shallots, roughly chopped
Garlic — 4 garlic cloves
Dashima — 5 (2-inch) dashima squares
Mirin — 2 Tbsp mirin (30 ml)
Balsamic — 2 Tbsp balsamic (30 ml)
Rice Vinegar — 2 Tbsp rice vinegar (30 ml)
Mushroom Sauce — 1 Tbsp mushroom sauce (15 ml)
Peppercorn — 2 tsp black peppercorns (10 ml)
Water — 3 cups water (720 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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Maplemill Fishy wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Joanne Lee Molinaro is a cookbook author working in Korean / plant-based; recognized with James Beard Book Award: Vegetable-Focused Cooking 2022 (The Korean Vegan Cookbook).

Originally published as Fishy Sauce.

Adapted from a Joanne Lee Molinaro recipe (Joanne Lee Molinaro / Epicurious (Korean Vegan)).

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 Joanne Lee Molinaro / Epicurious (Korean Vegan) (published as “Fishy Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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