-The secret recipe of BBQ sauce from Japanese Yakiniku restaurant-

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar + sugar

💰Cheaper: white wine + sugar

Rice vinegar provides acidity, while sugar mimics mirin's sweetness.

sake

🥗Healthier: dry white wine

💰Cheaper: cooking sake

Dry white wine offers a similar flavor profile.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

grated garlic

🥗Healthier: garlic powder

💰Cheaper: minced garlic

Garlic powder can provide flavor without fresh garlic.

Put kelp in the water to make soup stock.

Peel off garlic and remove green shoots if present.

Peel and cut ginger, using the skin to neutralize meat smell.

Peel and cut an apple.

Peel and cut a banana.

Cut lemon into slices.

Cut the white part of green onions into stripes.

Prepare the seasonings: use white sugar and mirin.

Put all ingredients in a food processor, starting with garlic and adding mirin to help the process.

Mix a couple of times to make garlic fine.

Transfer garlic mixture to a container.

Grind ginger in the same way, adding soy sauce to mix well.

Make apple finer in the same way.

Add soy sauce to the food processor to ensure nothing is left.

Add more soy sauce and sugar, mixing well to avoid clumps.

Add msg umami seasonings and mix well.

Add the soup stock to adjust thickness.

Put cut lemon in a net, squeeze lightly, and add to sauce.

Add green onions in a net and knead to release fragrance, then mix into the sauce.

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