In addition to Tamari sauce, San-J also makes fantastic gluten-free Asian cooking sauces, samples of which I recently received from San-J company. The six different sauces range from mild sweet-savory flavors to very spicy, and are great to use as marinades, for glazing, or as stir-fry or dipping sauces. The sauces include: Orange Sauce, Sweet & Tangy, Teriyaki, Asian BBQ, Thai Peanut, and Szechuan.
We did a fun tasting of all six San-J sauces with the roasted chicken thighs. We glazed each chicken thigh with a one of the sauces, prior to roasting and added more glaze on each, just before serving, using any additional amount of a particular sauce as dipping.
The Orange sauce was perhaps a bit too delicate for this particular preparation, being milder than some of the others yet we did like the flavors and are looking forward to trying it in a different dish. The Polynesian style Sweet and Tangy sauce featured really wonderful flavor combination with taste of apples, pineapple, and honey, and worked very well with the chicken thighs. We thought that the Teriyaki sauce was an excellent quality with a very authentic classic flavor. The Asian BBQ was my personal favorite with hints of sweetness, smokiness, and a bit of a spicy kick. We really liked the Thai Peanut sauce as well which was spicy and nutty with just a bit of sweetness from the honey. Szechuan sauce was very bold and spicy, awesome for the fans of very spicy foods.
We really enjoyed comparing these sauces side by side and are looking forward to trying them also in the individual dishes.
