Saffrongate Kasama Mushroom

Name: Saffrongate Kasama Mushroom
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (280 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 1/4 cup distilled or rice vinegar (60 ml) White Vinegar; 1/4 cup (60 ml) Soy Sauce; 1 cup (240 ml) Chicken Stock; 3 Tbsp dark (36 g) Brown Sugar; 2 Tbsp (28 g) Butter; 6 cloves minced Garlic

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

Tim Flores's Saffrongate Kasama Mushroom, from the published recipe.

Ratio

White Vinegar 60 mlSoy Sauce 60 mlChicken Stock 240 ml

Ingredients

White Vinegar — 1/4 cup distilled or rice vinegar (60 ml)
Soy Sauce — 1/4 cup (60 ml)
Chicken Stock — 1 cup (240 ml)
Brown Sugar — 3 Tbsp dark (36 g)
Butter — 2 Tbsp (28 g)
Garlic — 6 cloves minced

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.

Companion jar

Saffrongate Kasama Mushroom wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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Provenance

Filipino-American chef co-of Michelin two-star Kasama in Chicago with Genie Kwon; James Beard Best Chef: Great Lakes 2023. Bakery by day, Filipino tasting menu by night.

Originally published as Kasama Mushroom Adobo Sauce.

Adapted from a recipe published by Tim Flores in Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes.

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 Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes (published as “Kasama Mushroom Adobo Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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