Mushroom “Soy” Sauce

Name: Mushroom "Soy" Sauce
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 3 1/2 Cups
Ingredients: 2 lb. sliced white button mushrooms; 1 tbsp. fine sea salt; Cheesecloth

Serves
makes 3 1/2 Cups

ANDRE BARANOWSKI

This is a dead-simple condiment (with some serious mushroom funk) that Christian Puglisi of Relæ in Copenhagen, Denmark, calls "pure liquid umami." Use a few dashes to finish pastas, add a spoonful to wilted greens, or brush with butter onto cooked fish. This recipe first appeared in our 2015 SAVEUR 100.

Ingredients

2 lb. sliced white button mushrooms
1 tbsp. fine sea salt
Cheesecloth

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Instructions

Step 1

Toss mushrooms with sea salt; let sit 1 hour. Transfer to a cheesecloth-lined colander set over a bowl. Gather edges of cheesecloth; squeeze mushrooms dry and save for another use. Chill sauce up to 2 weeks.