Ra3chel
Posted: Dec 26th, 2010 at 05:15 pm
We're not vegan, but we were *really* uncomfortable getting a brand of fish sauce with which we weren't familiar, and we figured based on time limitations that it would be simpler to come up with a substitute from scratch than to call around over a holiday weekend.
My foodie houseguest found this recipe online; we made a half batch for our Tom Kha (with a lot left over), and she assures me that it is, while not identical to, every bit as good as the real thing:
Vegan Fish Sauce
(makes about 3 cups)
via thekitchn.com
1 1/2 cups shredded wakame
6 cups water
6 fat cloves garlic, crushed but not peeled
1 T peppercorns
1 cup mushroom soy sauce
1 T miso
Combine wakame, garlic, peppercorns and water in a large sauce pan and bring to a boil.
Lower heat and simmer 20 minutes.
Strain and return the liquid back to the pot.
Add soy sauce, bring back to a boil and cook until mixture is reduced and almost unbearable salty. Remove from heat and stir in miso.
Decant into a bottle and keep in the refrigerator. Use one-for-one to replace fish sauce in vegan recipes.