Japanese Noodle Sauce Base (Kaeshi)

Serves
makes 1 1/4 cups
Time
10 minutes

MATT TAYLOR-GROSS

Published on February 17, 2016

This salty–sweet sauce from Sonoko Sakai, most notably eaten with soba noodles, is a building block of flavor in various sauces used throughout Japan.

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Ingredients

1 cup soy sauce
2 ¹⁄₂ Tbsp. mirin
2 ¹⁄₂ Tbsp. sugar

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Instructions

Step 1

In a small saucepan, combine soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until the sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the sauce cool completely. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.