Soy Sauce question

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In a message dated 10/1/05 1:21:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, twoslim writes:

 

My question relates to soy sauce. Are all brands so salty!

 

I use a "lite" version which has about half as much sodium as the regular. But, yes, all soy sauce is very salty.

 

TM

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Hi, I have been going a hundred miles an hr for the last month and have not had time to post OR to cook very often.

My company is gone....my HUSBAND is gone (business trip) and finally I tried a new recipe. Yeah..(to cooking and having the house to myself!)

 

My question relates to soy sauce. Are all brands so salty!

I made tofu over rice last night. I marinated the tofu then grilled the tofu on my George Forman grill and served with rice and veggies. It is too salty for my taste and even saltier today when I had it reheated for lunch.

I do not cook with soy sauce or tofu....husband doesn't like it. So I'm new at this and I'm determined to make something that my husband WILL eat.

Jane

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Thank you Donna and TendrMoon (what a nice user name) for helping.

 

Donna, I did use your Korean marinade from the files. The flavors were great with the sesame seeds, ginger and garlic, it was just my soy sauce that needed adjusting. I think your idea to add some water would have helped and I certainly will go out to get the lite version. Thank you

Jane

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Put a little squeeze of lemon juice in your marinade also. Cuts down on the salt a little also. I always try to grab lite since it's about 1/2 the sodium. Jane <twoslim wrote:

 

Thank you Donna and TendrMoon (what a nice user name) for helping.

 

Donna, I did use your Korean marinade from the files. The flavors were great with the sesame seeds, ginger and garlic, it was just my soy sauce that needed adjusting. I think your idea to add some water would have helped and I certainly will go out to get the lite version. Thank you

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don't remember where I learned to simmer some potato ( for 30 min.) to remove excess salt from soups/stews, (mama? aunt?), but anyway I'm wondering if it would work with soy sauce? would simmering the marinade or just the soy sauce change the flavor? don't use soy sauce much and cook without salt now so had forgotten this kitchen tip. purplepassion <thelilacflower wrote:

 

Put a little squeeze of lemon juice in your marinade also. Cuts down on the salt a little also. I always try to grab lite since it's about 1/2 the sodium. Jane <twoslim wrote:

Thank you Donna and TendrMoon (what a nice user name) for helping.

 

Donna, I did use your Korean marinade from the files. The flavors were great with the sesame seeds, ginger and garlic, it was just my soy sauce that needed adjusting. I think your idea to add some water would have helped and I certainly will go out to get the lite version. Thank you

Jane"Welcome to the jungle we've got fun n' games.We got everything you want, honey we know the names.We are the people that can find whatever you may need.Source: Guns N' Roses "Welcome to the Jungle"

 

 

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Yes a potato will pull the starch out I do believe. It's worth a try and then taste the sauce and pull the potato out. Great idea Angels. I'm going to try that with the lite version also. It sure wormks for overly salty soup. DonnaAngela <angelaamy2001 wrote:

 

don't remember where I learned to simmer some potato ( for 30 min.) to remove excess salt from soups/stews, (mama? aunt?), but anyway I'm wondering if it would work with soy sauce? would simmering the marinade or just the soy sauce change the flavor? don't use soy sauce much and cook without salt now so had forgotten this kitchen tip. purplepassion <thelilacflower wrote:

Put a little squeeze of lemon juice in your marinade also. Cuts down on the salt a little also. I always try to grab lite since it's about 1/2 the sodium. Jane <twoslim wrote:

Thank you Donna and TendrMoon (what a nice user name) for helping.

 

Donna, I did use your Korean marinade from the files. The flavors were great with the sesame seeds, ginger and garlic, it was just my soy sauce that needed adjusting. I think your idea to add some water would have helped and I certainly will go out to get the lite version. Thank you

Jane"Welcome to the jungle we've got fun n' games.We got everything you want, honey we know the names.We are the people that can find whatever you may need.Source: Guns N' Roses "Welcome to the Jungle"

 

for GoodClick here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. who I am is fine, it's just this body that's disabled!"work your fingers to the bone, whatta ya get....boney fingers, boney fingers"Source: Boney Fingers by the late great Hoyt Axton

 

 

for GoodClick here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. "Welcome to the jungle we've got fun n' games.We got everything you want, honey we know the names.We are the people that can find whatever you may need.Source: Guns N' Roses "Welcome to the Jungle"

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Hi Jane:

 

When I marrinate tofu I mix soy sauce with a little water and a touch of oil along with some ginger, chile powder, cumin, tandoori seasoning and garlic.

 

The water helps to cut the salt a bit.

 

Gayle Jane <twoslim Sent: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 13:14:18 -0400 Soy Sauce question

 

Hi, I have been going a hundred miles an hr for the last month and have not had time to post OR to cook very often.

My company is gone....my HUSBAND is gone (business trip) and finally I tried a new recipe. Yeah..(to cooking and having the house to myself!)

 

My question relates to soy sauce. Are all brands so salty!

I made tofu over rice last night. I marinated the tofu then grilled the tofu on my George Forman grill and served with rice and veggies. It is too salty for my taste and even saltier today when I had it reheated for lunch.

I do not cook with soy sauce or tofu....husband doesn't like it. So I'm new at this and I'm determined to make something that my husband WILL eat.

Jane

 

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I will cut the soy sauce with water on the next batch of tofu. Good idea. Thank you.

What is tandoori seasoning?

Jane

 

 

 

 

When I marrinate tofu I mix soy sauce with a little water and a touch of oil along with some ginger, chile powder, cumin, tandoori seasoning and garlic.

 

The water helps to cut the salt a bit.

 

Gayle

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There is a very big difference on brands of soy sauce. Some soy sauces

are just colored salt water (practically) and aren't even made from

soybeans.

 

We use Bragg's Amino Acids, shoyu or tamari - I believe the brand in

San J. I love cooking my veggies in the Bragg's, it has a lovely

flavor and is very healthy for you!

 

Denise

 

, " Jane " <twoslim@v...> wrote:

> Hi, I have been going a hundred miles an hr for the last month and

have not had time to post OR to cook very often.

> My company is gone....my HUSBAND is gone (business trip) and

finally I tried a new recipe. Yeah..(to cooking and having the house

to myself!)

>

> My question relates to soy sauce. Are all brands so salty!

>

> I made tofu over rice last night. I marinated the tofu then

grilled the tofu on my George Forman grill and served with rice and

veggies. It is too salty for my taste and even saltier today when I

had it reheated for lunch.

> I do not cook with soy sauce or tofu....husband doesn't like it.

So I'm new at this and I'm determined to make something that my

husband WILL eat.

> Jane

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Hi Jane:

 

I buy the Tandoori Seasoning at Penzeys Spice shop... you can purchase

on-line www.penzeys.com I happen to have one of there stores near me.

The Tandoori seasoning is a mixture of coriander, cumin, sweet papriki,

garlic, ginger cardamom and saffron, This is one of my favorite things my

daughter and I add it to a lot of things. My husband does not like it as much

as we

do.

 

Gayle