Umami Insider Garlic Miso Sauce & Marinade

12 fl oz. - Japan

Garlic, Miso and Glossy Savory-Sweet Caramelization

All About Umami Insider Garlic Miso Sauce & Marinade

This sauce builds on the deep umami of Shinshu miso and honjozo soy sauce, then layers in garlic, onion, apple puree, and honey for balance. The texture is thick and clingy, making it especially good as a marinade, glaze, stir-fry sauce, or finishing sauce.

Why It Works

• Shinshu miso and soy sauce bring deep savory flavor
• Garlic adds bold aromatic punch
• Apple puree, honey, and onion round the sauce with gentle sweetness
• Thick texture coats meat, fish, tofu, and vegetables evenly
• Natural sugars help create a glossy caramelized finish

How to Use It

Use it as a marinade for meat, fish, tofu, or vegetables. Let ingredients sit for about 30 minutes for lighter flavor, or longer for deeper garlic-miso intensity. Grill, roast, broil, pan-sear, or stir-fry. For the best glaze, brush on a little extra sauce near the end of cooking so it caramelizes without burning.

• Use with chicken thighs, pork chops, steak, ribs, or meatballs
• Brush onto salmon, cod, shrimp, scallops, or firm white fish
• Glaze tofu, eggplant, mushrooms, cabbage, squash, carrots, or onions
• Drizzle over noodles, stir-fries, rice bowls, or cooked steak

A Note for Cooks

This sauce contains soy and wheat. Because it contains miso, soy sauce, and added sweetness, taste before adding extra salt or sugar. It caramelizes beautifully, but watch it over high heat.

Product Details

• Product Type: Garlic miso sauce and marinade
• Producer / Brand: Umami Insider
• Origin: Japan
• Ingredients: Soy Sauce (Water, Soy, Wheat, Salt), Sugar, Soybean Paste (Soy, Rice, Salt), Apple Puree, Reduced Syrup, Monosodium Glutamate, Onion, Garlic, Honey, Vinegar, Alcohol (Retain Freshness), Modified Starch, Polysaccharide Thickener. Contains: Wheat, Soy.
• Net Weight / Size: 12 fl oz.
• Format: Sauce and marinade
• Best Uses: Marinating meat, glazing chicken, grilled seafood, tofu, stir fries, rice bowls
• Flavor Profile: Garlicky, savory, umami-rich, salty-sweet, rich, aromatic
• Storage: Store according to package instructions

Key Characteristics

• Miso Type: Shinshu miso
• Soy Sauce Type: Honjozo soy sauce
• Primary Use: Marinade, glaze, stir-fry sauce, and finishing sauce
• Texture: Thick and clingy
• Contains: Wheat and soy