Spicy sauce

Spicey sauce is a traditional Japanese sauce loved by Europeans. In classical Japanese cuisine, it is used as a dressing for vegetable salads, but the most common use is sushi. The sauce gives the dishes to which it is served, especially the savoury taste of the spiciness and unique aroma.

When making sushi, spicy sauce is added just before baking, then they acquire a more tender taste and a beautiful golden blush. Although spicey is used not only in hot sushi species, it is also indispensable in cold recipes - the dish gets an unsurpassed rich taste.

Composition of Spicey Sauce

According to many, classic dishes should have one recipe, which invariably includes certain products in a strictly indicated amount. This law has nothing to do with the spice sauce recipe - each cook prepares his own real classic sauce, the name of the products and their ratio depend only on the taste, desire and, probably, in the kitchen this is the most important thing - the mood of the cook. Therefore, it will not be difficult to cook it at home, for this you need to stock up on several ingredients that can be purchased in any sushi store closest to you, and mood. Average calorie content of 502 kCal sauce spike per 100gr. and depends on the recipe for the preparation.

What it takes to make spice sauce

Despite the many recipes, there are basic ingredients that can only be replaced with equivalent natural products of European origin. In spice sauce, such a product is Kyupi mayonnaise. The delicate and delicate texture of Japanese mayonnaise is distinguished by its light and unobtrusive taste, while its fat content can only be compared to natural mayonnaise made in olive oil.

Simple recipes for the ultimate spice sauce

Kyupi mayonnaise or our equivalent analogue in the amount of 1 tbsp. put into a saucepan or a small cup.

Add:

literally a few drops of soy sauce, crushed garlic (1 tooth), the amount of chili pepper is determined by the taste preferences of those who will eat; half a teaspoon of flying fish caviar (in addition to its delicate aroma and taste, it gives the dish a beautiful color).

All the ingredients are thoroughly mixed and a classic spice sauce is unmatched.

Are you not satisfied with the taste and smell of soy sauce? It can easily be replaced with Thai Sriracha sauce, which is based on smoked hot Chile. Then spices and peppers do not need to be added, but it is worth softening the spiciness with a few drops of sesame oil.

Adding Kimchee pasta, tobiko caviar to mayonnaise and relying on your taste of red pepper, you get a completely different spice sauce.

Replacing tobiko caviar with masago caviar in the previous recipe, adding a little onion and garlic, you get a sauce with a more pronounced aroma.

Please note: all ingredients are similar, but give the finished dish its unique aroma and taste. Try combining them and you get that sauce that will become your signature!