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NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 10 minCook 15 min

Miso Milk Sauce

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

Masako Morishita's Miso Milk Sauce, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Olive Oil 30 ml, Sake 300 ml, Milk 300 ml
Olive Oil 30 mlSake 300 mlMilk 300 ml

Ingredients

  • Olive Oil2 Tbsp divided (30 ml)
  • Sake1 1/4 cups sake/wine/water (300 ml)
  • Onion1/2 sliced (75 g)
  • Garlic5 cloves grated
  • Red Pepper1/2 tsp dried chile flakes (1 g)
  • Butter1 oz (28 g)
  • Milk1 1/4 cups (300 ml)
  • Miso2–2 1/2 Tbsp red or awase (40 g)
  • Pepperto taste

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.

Companion jar

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Provenance

Japanese executive chef of Perry's in Washington, D.C.; James Beard Emerging Chef 2024. Japanese comfort food and breakfast service; formerly Maxwell Park wine bar.

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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 Masako Morishita / The Local Palate (published as “Miso Milk Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.