Homemade Kecap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce) - Easy Recipe!

4.75 from 16 votes

A homemade Indonesian Kecap Manis—sweet, syrupy, and thick soy sauce perfect to use for stir-fried dishes such as mie goreng! It’s also perfect use as sauce-bases for tofu, vegetables, and pretty much anything! You can also use this as a dipping sauce. This stores well in the refrigerator and continues to thicken as it cools.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Course Condiments, Sauces

Cuisine Asian, Indonesian

Servings small jar (400 ml)

Calories 1004 kcal

Ingredients

1 cup soy sauce (240 ml)
1 cup organic brown sugar or palm sugar (220 g)
2 whole dried star anise , optional
4 garlic cloves ,halved or crushed
1 inch piece of ginger (2.5 cm), sliced
1 tsp whole black peppercorns sub with pinch of ground black pepper

Instructions

In a small saucepan over medium low heat, place all the ingredients and mix to combine.
Cook for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. If the sauce comes to a boil at any point, reduce the heat so that it remains at a low simmer.
Turn off the heat. Remove or strain the star anise, ginger, and peppercorns. You can opt to remove the garlic too if you'd like. The sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.
Leave the mixture to cool completely before storing in a jar and refrigerating. The sweet soy sauce will continue to thicken as it cools completely.
Store in an air-tight container and refrigerate until ready to use. This can be stored for months!

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