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A bottle of soy sauce substitute pouring over a bowl of white rice

Easy Soy Sauce Substitute (Whole30, Paleo)

An easy soy sauce substitute that's salty and rich but with a delicious fermented flavor that tastes so much like soy sauce, thanks to a secret ingredient! Whole30 and paleo, too. Made in 2 minutes with only 3 ingredients.
Prep: 2 minutes
Cook: 3 minutes
Total: 5 minutes
Yield:12 servings

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup fish sauce see Note 1 for Whole30
  • 2 tablespoons coconut aminos plus more as desired, see Note 2
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons plain sauerkraut juice see Note 3

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Strain into a jar or bottle and refrigerate. Keeps in the fridge at least 2 weeks.

Notes

Note 1
Make sure your fish sauce is compliant and totally sugar free if on a Whole30. Red Boat Fish Sauce is the only brand I know of, and it's excellent!
Note 2
You can increase the coconut aminos as desired. Doing so will deepen the color and reduce the intense saltiness of the original recipe. However, I prefer this soy sauce substitute with 2 tablespoons coconut aminos per 1/4 cup fish sauce and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sauerkraut juice.
Note 3
Make absolute sure that your sauerkraut is plain, not Garlic Dill, Red, etc. I like a fresh, refrigerated sauerkraut, like Wild Brine.
Note 4
Serving size is 1 tablespoon. Recipe makes 3/4 cup.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1tablespoon | Calories: 5kcal | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 499mg | Potassium: 14mg | Total Carbs: 1g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg
Recipe By:Cheryl Malik