Finally, if you don't have the time for any of these options, you could always reach for a pre-made bottle of steak sauce. While it may not look as gourmet, it still imparts extra flavor to the dish.

Special releases of the iconic soy sauce bottle can fetch hundreds of dollars online, especially among Americans, who have formed a deep relationship with the Japanese brand.

My mom could always convince me to eat anything if it was doused in soy sauce. But for most of my life, I used the ones most folks will find in their local grocery store: sodium, and less sodium ...