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Browning Sauce

HB-9352 · Hand-built original · Caribbean

A dark sauce made by melting brown sugar until it turns deep brown, then loosening it with hot water and seasoning it with salt and a little more sugar.

CaribbeanSauce8 minServes 4418 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: dark brown sugar

Servings:4quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dark brown sugar
  • ½ cup hot water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsps brown sugar

Method

  1. Put the dark brown sugar in a large dry pan and set it over low heat.
  2. Stir the sugar steadily as it melts, working through any lumps until it dissolves and turns smooth.
  3. Keep stirring for about 10 minutes until the melted sugar is a dark brown color throughout.
  4. Pour in the hot water, turn off the heat, and stir in the salt and the second measure of brown sugar until well mixed.
  5. Let the sauce cool completely, then pour it into an airtight container for storing.

Prep: 8 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

418 kcalCalories
0.1 gProtein
107.9 gCarbs
0 gFat
0 gSaturates
0 gFibre
106.7 gSugars
612 mgSodium
0 mgCholesterol
146 mgPotassium
92 mgCalcium
0.8 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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