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From Chris Shepherd's kitchen · Underbelly, Houston

shake · bbq sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Umberdock Cola-Soy Brine

From a national-award-winning chef

Ratio

COLA 355SOY SAUCE 118SAMBAL 30LIME JUICE 30CIDER VIN 118

Ingredients

  • COLA355 ml
  • SOY SAUCE118 ml
  • SAMBAL30 ml
  • LIME JUICE30 ml
  • CIDER VIN118 ml
  • RED ONION400 g

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): COLA, SOY SAUCE, SAMBAL, LIME JUICE, CIDER VIN.
  2. Add finishing notes: RED ONION.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

Provenance

Houston chef of Underbelly and later Georgia James / UB Preserv lineage; James Beard Best Chef: Southwest 2014. Vietnamese–Korean diaspora flavors of Houston’s Gulf Coast pantry.

Originally published as Cola-Soy Brine.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

Yes — it passes the shake-fit checks and can occupy a jar column.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Chris Shepherd Underbelly / ABC13 (published as “Cola-Soy Brine”). Full citation lives in Provenance.