4 each Large Shallots , roughly chopped
6 each Cloves Garlic , smashed
1 1/2 cups Soy Sauce
1/3 cup Mirin (syrupy rice wine)
1/3 cup Honey
3 Tbsp. Sugar
1/2 cup Chopped Scallions
1/2 cup Sesame Oil
1.) Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Reserve 1/3 cup for shrimp marinade and strain remaining through fine chinosis to use as dipping sauce for dumplings.