Kecap Manis
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Friday, May 6, 2011 - 12:33pm

Ingredients




1 cup brown sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
2 slices galangal root, sliced in discs
1 whole star anise

Preparation

1 Heat sugar in a small saucepan over a medium-high flame. Stir until the sugar begins to clump together and then melt. Continue stirring until the sugar is completely melted, but do not allow it to burn. 2 Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. 3 Carefully and slowly stir in rest of the ingredients. 4 Return the saucepan to medium heat, bring it to a boil and stir to dissolve the sugar and reduce the liquid to a syrupy consistency. 5 Strain, cool and store refrigerated.

About


Kecap Manis (pronounced KEH-chup mah-NEESE) is an ubiquitous ingredient in Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporean cooking. It's a sweet, thick soy sauce with a pronounced sweet flavor. Try it as a dipping sauce or to flavor marinades or fried rice.

Comments:
danny6114

When you say 1 piece of star anise, do you mean a whole star, or, a portion thereof?
Sheri Wetherell

Hi Danny, Sorry for the confusion. It's one whole star anise. I edited the recipe to make it more clear. Cheers!
danny6114

I figured that's what you meant, but I didn't want to over power any flavors and have to redo the recipe. Waste not, want not!
danny6114

Oh! Thanks, by the way.