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FAQ
Browning sauce combines brown sugar and hot boiling water to form a syrup-like sauce commonly used to enhance the flavor of stews, barbecues, gravies, and cakes. This sauce is a versatile condiment found in almost all Caribbean homes and used in food like Jamaican oxtails and Jamaican brown stew chicken.
Caribbean burnt sugar, also known as browning sauce, is a thick, sweet, savory paste that's used in a variety of Guyanese recipes. This caramelized sugar is most commonly used in stews and black cake, for a rich, dark hue.
If you can't locate browning sauce, you can make your own at home (more on how to do that in a minute!). You can also substitute store-bought gravy powder, make a dark roux or substitute other dark-colored liquids like Worcestershire, molasses or soy sauce.
One tablespoon of molasses per cup of granulated sugar will make something close to light brown sugar. Add additional molasses a half-tablespoon at a time for a richer flavor and darker color closer to dark brown sugar.