Sweet Vinegar Garlic Pan Sauce (for any Meat or Fish)

Name: Sweet Vinegar Garlic Pan Sauce (for any Meat or Fish)
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Yield: about 1 cup pan sauce
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons pan drippings and/or other fat, such as olive oil or butter; 2 tablespoons chopped garlic; 2 tablespoons chopped ginger; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1/2 cup mirin or sake; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil; 1 to 2 scallions, sliced

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Level: Easy

Total: 10 min
Active: 10 min

Yield: about 1 cup pan sauce

Use ginger, garlic, soy and sweet vinegar to turn pan drippings into an irresistible sauce to drizzle over meat or fish. Using the grill? Use olive oil or butter as the base.

Level: Easy

Total: 10 min
Active: 10 min

Yield: about 1 cup pan sauce

Ingredients

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2 tablespoons pan drippings and/or other fat, such as olive oil or butter

2 tablespoons chopped garlic

2 tablespoons chopped ginger

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1/2 cup mirin or sake

2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil

1 to 2 scallions, sliced

Directions

After cooking your meat or fish, take it out of the pan. Do not clean the pan--the little brown bits left in the pan will be the base of your sauce. Pour out all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the pan (or add some other fat, if needed).
Add the garlic and ginger to the pan and cook over medium heat until aromatic, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the rice vinegar and soy sauce and use a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer until the liquid has thickened and reduced by half.
Add the mirin and simmer to reduce until the sauce is thickened; swirl in the sesame oil. Add the scallions and stir to combine.