Soy Sauce Substitute With Very Low Sodium

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I tagged this for cooking for a parent with congestive heart failure, for whom sodium must be kept to a minimum. The recipe came from Don Gazzaniga's "The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook". I broke into gales of laughter at Whole Foods when I read the label for a commercial "low sodium" soy sauce: 400 mg sodium! Rather than give up on soy sauce completely, I would use this recipe, as I have had good luck with other recipes by Gazzaniga. Suggested brands of molasses and onion powder are low in salt. Mastercook says 29 mg sodium in entire recipe!

by KateL·published 2008-03-30

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Servings

1 cup, 8 serving(s)

Total time

5 min

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

30 kcal

Ingredients (4)

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3/4 cup vinegarvinegar
2 garlic cloves, slicedgarlic
3 tablespoons dark molasses, preferably Br'er Rabbit
3 teaspoons onion powder, preferably Spice Islandsonion-powder

Instructions (9 steps)

01MAKE GARLIC VINEGAR NIGHT BEFORE.
02Heat vinegar slightly.
03Pour over peeled and sliced garlic cloves to taste.
04Let stand overnight, strain and discard garlic.
05MIX INGREDIENTS.
06In a glass jar, combine 3/4 cup garlic vinegar with molasses and onion powder.
07Refrigerate and use as needed.
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