Ponzu Sauce – A Lovely Mess

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By Calvin S. Nelson

Ponzu sauce is a savory, citrusy Japanese dipping sauce. It’s a traditional condiment and tastes just like a French dressing. I find it irresistible for dipping dumplings, pot stickers and even egg rolls into (which I need to admit I principally purchase from the freezer part).

Ponzu sauce is tremendous straightforward to make your self; it solely requires 5 substances. There isn’t a cooking concerned, solely steeping time. I prefer to steep my sauce for 3 days within the fridge earlier than use, however you might do it as rapidly as eight hours or for for much longer intervals.

Associated: This recipe requires bonito flakes and kombu. When you’re unsure what different recipes to make use of these substances in, strive making home made miso soup subsequent!

Components

  • Soy sauce
  • Lemon
  • Mirin
  • Bonito flakes
  • Kombu – dried kelp

When you can’t discover bonito flakes or kombu at your grocery retailer, strive an Asian market.

Instructions

Zest one of many lemons and juice the remaining. Chop or lower up the kombu into small items.

In a jar with a lid mix all of the substances. Give this shake after which tuck it away in your fridge for 3 days.

Pressure the sauce so no giant items stay. Use your home made ponzu or retailer in an hermetic fridge for as much as two weeks or extra.

Suggestions for Making

  • You’ll be able to combine lemons and limes for the citrus on this recipe.
  • When you can’t discover mirin, a number of substitutes you may strive are rice vinegar, sake, or dry sherry.
  • Any glass jar with a lid can be utilized to steep and retailer this recipe.

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Ponzu sauce is a savory, citrusy Japanese dipping sauce.

Yield 8

Prep 5 minutes

Steep Time 3 days

Whole 3 days 5 minutes

Directions

  • Zest one of many lemons and juice the remaining.

  • Chop or lower up the kombu into small items.

  • In a jar with a lid mix all of the substances. Give this shake after which tuck it away in your fridge for 3 days.

  • Pressure the sauce so no giant items stay. Use your home made ponzu or retailer in an hermetic fridge for as much as two weeks or extra.

Notes

You’ll be able to combine lemons and limes for the citrus on this recipe.
When you can’t discover mirin, a number of substitutes you may strive are rice vinegar, sake, or dry sherry.
Any glass jar with a lid can be utilized to steep and retailer this recipe.

Diet

Diet Details

Ponzu Sauce

Quantity per Serving

% Each day Worth*

* P.c Each day Values are primarily based on a 2000 calorie weight loss program.

Discover: Diet is auto-calculated, utilizing Spoonacular, in your comfort. The place related, we suggest utilizing your personal vitamin calculations.

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