Fish Sauce (vegan)

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cup seaweed
• 4 cups water
• 3 very cloves garlic, crushed but not peeled
• 1 ½ tbsp black peppercorns
• ½ cup dark chinese soy sauce

Steps

1. Place the seaweed in a pot.
2. Add 4 cups of water.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Then turn down the heat to keep it bubbling along.
5. Cook for 20 minutes.
6. Add the rest of the ingredients and enough water to make about 6 cups total in the pot.
7. Bring back to a boil.
8. Then boil fairly high for at least ½ hour.
9. At that point, begin to taste, just a little, though—it is strong.
10. When the stock is reduced by about half, it will be almost too salty to eat, and that means it is ready.
11. Strain through fine mesh or a coffee filter.
12. Allow to cool.