SHISO LEAVES IN GARLIC SOY SAUCE

Another way to preserve shiso is to marinate leaves in soy sauce with garlic cloves. That way, you get two endproducts: the shiso leaves and the infused soy sauce. If you blanch the leaves in boiling water beforehand, they last longer, but it's not essential.

INGREDIENTS

10 shiso leaves

3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

½ cup soy sauce METHOD

1

Slice the garlic and place in a small container or jar with the shiso – it should be small enough that when you add the soy sauce, it covers the garlic.

2

Add the soy sauce and leave to infuse for at least a day. Store in the fridge. The leaves last about a month. The soy sauce becomes pleasantly flavoured with the shiso and garlic. Both can be used when cooking meat, added to vegetable dishes, and salad dressings.