Substitute Japanese Hon-Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine)
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Yields:
-
1 cup of Mirin
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup good quality drinking sake
- 1⁄4 cup white sugar or 1/4 cup white corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons water
directions
- Mix sugar and water and bring to a slight boil for a few minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Add Sake to the mixture a small bit at a time until the desired sweetness is achieved.
- True Hon-Mirin is very expensive and difficult to obtain outside of Japan.
- While this shortcut does not have the full flavor and complexity of a true Hon-Mirin, it is an adequate substitute when used as a sweetener in certian Japanese sauces such as teriyaki.
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