Finadene (Soy-Vinegar Dipping Sauce)

Name: Finadene (Soy-Vinegar Dipping Sauce)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: CHamoru
Ingredients: 0.5 cup Soy sauce; 0.25 cup cane vinegar; 0.25 unit Yellow onion; 2 unit Green onion; 1 unit Donne' sali (hot peppers); 1 tbsp Lemon juice

A simple table sauce of soy sauce, vinegar, chopped onion, green onion, and hot peppers that accompanies nearly every CHamoru meal. Each household keeps its own ratio, ranging from mild and tangy to fiery.

🇺🇸United States· Guam

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 0 min
Total: 10 min
Servings: 8
Difficulty: Easy
Calories: 25 kcal

Ingredients

0 of 6 gathered

Servings

Equipment

•Small bowl
•Spoon

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 25 kcal
fat: 0
carbs: 3
protein: 2
calories: 25

Instructions

1
Pour the soy sauce and vinegar into a small bowl. Stir them together.
2
Add the diced onion, green onion, and minced hot pepper. Stir well.
3
Squeeze in a little lemon juice if you want extra tangy flavor.
4
Let the sauce sit for at least 10 minutes. This helps the flavors blend together.
5
Give the sauce one more quick stir. Serve it alongside your meal.

Chef's tips

Let the sauce sit for at least 10 minutes so the onions soften and the flavors mix.

Storage

Refrigerate in a sealed jar up to 1 week.

Reheating

Not applicable, served cold.

Common mistakes to avoid

•Making the sauce too early, which makes the onions soggy instead of crisp.
•Using dark soy sauce instead of regular soy sauce, making it too thick and heavy.