Easy 5-min. Dumpling Sauce (Customizable!)
This is the best dumpling sauce recipe made easy with minimal pantry ingredients! It's fully customizable, ready in just 5 minutes, cheaper and better than store-bought sauce. This flavorful sauce will instantly elevate your dumplings or wontons!
Ingredients
Sauce Base:
- 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinese black vinegar or rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil or substitute with a neutral oil
Suggested Add-Ons (add all or pick & choose):
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds optional
- 1 teaspoon green onion finely chopped, optional
- 0.5 - 1 teaspoon chili oil
or as needed, optional - ½ teaspoon white granulated sugar or cane sugar (recommended), optional
- ½ teaspoon ginger peeled and thinly sliced, optional
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes for a spicy version, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine regular soy sauce, black vinegar and sesame oil and mix well. This is your sauce base.
- Next add all or some of the above suggested add-ons and mix into the sauce base. Enjoy with cooked store-bought or homemade dumplings!
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Nutrition
Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1006mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.4mg