Cinderbench Ginger-Soy

Name: Cinderbench Ginger-Soy
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1¾ cups (440 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 100 ml rice wine vinegar Rice Vinegar; 20 gm caster sugar (20 g) Sugar; 1 tbsp light soy sauce (15 ml) Soy Sauce; 2 tsp mirin (10 ml) Mirin; 1½ tsp finely grated ginger (7.5 ml) Ginger; 300 ml grapeseed oil Grapeseed Oil

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

From a hatted kitchen.

Ratio

Rice Vinegar 100 mlSoy Sauce 15 mlMirin 10 mlGinger 8 mlGrapeseed Oil 300 ml

Ingredients

Rice Vinegar — 100 ml rice wine vinegar
Sugar — 20 gm caster sugar (20 g)
Soy Sauce — 1 tbsp light soy sauce (15 ml)
Mirin — 2 tsp mirin (10 ml)
Ginger — 1½ tsp finely grated ginger (7.5 ml)
Grapeseed Oil — 300 ml grapeseed oil

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Rice Vinegar, Soy Sauce, Mirin, Ginger, Grapeseed Oil.
Add finishing notes: Sugar.
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Phil Wood. Australian / contemporary. Cited awards include: Good Food Guide 2 hats (Estelle, historical).

Originally published as Ginger–Soy Rice-Wine Vinaigrette.

Adapted from a Phil Wood recipe (Phil Wood / Gourmet Traveller (lamb with ginger clams; re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

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 Phil Wood / Gourmet Traveller (lamb with ginger clams; re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18) (published as “Ginger–Soy Rice-Wine Vinaigrette”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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