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On the jar: Tamarind Sauce (Doubles)

stove · gastrique

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 10 minCook 15 min

Tamarind Sauce (doubles)

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

Kwame Onwuachi's Tamarind Sauce (Doubles), from the published recipe.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Water 180 ml
Water 180 ml

Ingredients

  • Water — 3/4 cup (180 ml)
  • Sugar — 1/2 cup (100 g)
  • Tamarind — 1/4 cup paste (70 g)

Method

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

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Provenance

Afro-Caribbean chef of Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi at Lincoln Center; James Beard Rising Star and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Bronx and Nigerian family references appear across the menu.

Adapted from a Kwame Onwuachi recipe (Kwame Onwuachi / Food & Wine).

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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 Kwame Onwuachi / Food & Wine (published as “Tamarind Sauce (Doubles)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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