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Vegan Fish Sauce

Isabel Laessig
Make the perfect vegan substitute for fish sauce following this easy Vegan Fish Sauce recipe! Just 5 ingredients including water!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine Asian-inspired
Servings 20 servings
Calories 5 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Knife and cutting board
  • 1 Saucepan
  • 1 Strainer
  • 1 Fork
  • 1 Jar

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup shiitake mushroom fresh or dried
  • ¼ cup tamari
  • 1 cup wakame seaweed
  • teaspoons chickpea miso
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled
  • 4 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Slice the mushrooms.
    ½ cup shiitake mushroom
    sliced shiitake mushrooms on a cutting board
  • Take a small saucepan and add the water to it, along with the sliced mushrooms, seaweed, peeled garlic cloves, tamari sauce, and miso paste.
    ¼ cup tamari, 1 cup wakame seaweed, 1¼ teaspoons chickpea miso, 4 cloves garlic, 4 cups water
    vegan fish sauce ingredients added to saucepan
  • Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
    cooking down the vegan fish sauce ingredients in a saucepan
  • Remove from the heat and allow it to cool to room temperature. Once cool, strain the sauce into a mason jar or other airtight container of your preference.
    straining vegan fish sauce into a bowl with a fork and a strainer

Notes

  • If you have time, let the ingredients steep overnight or for up to 24 hours before straining to extract extra flavor.
  • You can use dried shiitake instead of fresh for a deeper flavor.
  • You can use soy miso instead of chickpea miso if you prefer.
  • For a soy-free fish sauce, replace the tamari with coconut aminos.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 5kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.5gFat: 0.04gSaturated Fat: 0.002gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.003gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.001gSodium: 169mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 0.3IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword fish sauce recipe, fish sauce substitute, vegan fish sauce, vegetarian fish sauce
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