Ketjap Manis 2009

Ketjap Manis is a thicker and sweeter soy sauce, nice to use in chicken and pork recipes in place of regular soy sauce. Indonesian sweet soy sauce.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 2  cups soy sauce
• 5⁄8 cup  cups molasses
• 1 1⁄4 cups brown sugar
• 2  garlic cloves
• 2  slices ginger
• 2  whole star anise
• 1⁄4 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1  torn bay leaf
• 1  teaspoon  coriander seed, mashed

Directions

1. Place all ingredtients into a saucepan, and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce to a simmer and simmer until thickened for 10 minutes.
3. Stirring every now and then, check for seasoning.
4. Remove from heat, and strain.
5. Bottle and refrigerate.
6. Will keep in fridge for a few months and makes 3 cups.
7. This is supposed to be sweet.
8. I have added at times, a teaspoon of tomato paste if I had it opened in the fridge, but that is very optional.