Thursday, September 3, 2009
Recipe File Soy Story
Posted by Carrington Fox on Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Say what you will about fusion cooking, but the union of Jewish and Chinese cuisine is a match made in heaven in Soy Vay teriyaki sauce, which recently nudged its way into the Fox family repertoire. The kosher blend of preservative-free soy sauce, ginger, garlic, onions, soy and sesame oils and sesame seeds is pretty much everything I would put in a marinade if I happened to have all those ingredients on hand.
The label narrates the origins of the product--which is what results when a Chinese girl meets a Jewish boy and they compare family cooking habits. The label also recommends the Veri Veri Teriyaki sauce for fish, meat, poultry, tofu "and whatever else you may dream up."
After preparing Soy Vay salmon and chicken to rave reviews, Shiksa Fox pretty quickly dreamed up pork teriyaki to get rid of the frozen rolling pin of tenderloin at the back of the freezer. She was already eight hours into the marination before she began to worry about being struck by a thunderbolt.
In the end, the roasted pork--succulent, salty and nutty, with a dark caramelized finish--outweighed any non-Pareve guilt. I earned a "Mommy, you are a genius," and dinner went off without a smiting.
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YES! i found some of the "hoisin garlic" on clearance at the super target in smyrna. i've been using it on tofu (my life became so much easier when i realized tofu doesn't stick to the pan if you use a non-stick griddle).
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Found this excellent stuff when I edited a kosher cookbook in 05. Wish it were in a smaller container though. Takes ages to use the whole bottle.
I actually bought two sizes. I was ashamed of how much I wasted by using the big bottle to marinate two tenderloins. I'm sure the little bottle will be better.
Soy Vay is the only bottled teriyaki sauce I will buy. It comes in handy when I want to throw together a quick weeknight stir fry. Oooh, I'd love to find the smaller bottle.
Has anyone tried the Trader Joe's version? Their label looks almost identical to the Soy Vay.
