Orange Ponzu Food

JAPANESE PONZU SAUCE (WITH VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine mirin, vinegar, soy sauce, and bonito flakes in a saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium heat.
• Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Pour sauce through a strainer into a bowl and discard bonito flakes. Add yuzu juice. This recipe appears in Asian Grilling, by Su-Mei Yu, reprinted with permission.

PONZU SAUCE, AUTHENTIC

Steps:

• Zest your orange (this is most easily and effectively done with a Micro-Plane grater - if you've not discovered how great these are, you must get one!) - Now juice it. You need ¼ cup; make a screwdriver with the rest.
• Put orange juice, zest, sake, sugar, soy sauce, lime juice, and cayenne into a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, turn down heat to a simmer, and reduce sauce by half for about 3 minutes.
• Mix together the water and corn starch, add to the simmering sauce, and stir until thickened.
• Allow to cook for another minute or two, add sesame oil, stir.
• It's done! There, that was easy, wasn't it? Now taste it.
• It's done! There, that was easy, wasn't it? Now taste it - Oh wow! Start imagining what you'll be able to do with this stuff.