Simple Ponzu Sauce Food

SIMPLE PONZU SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir sugar and 1 Tbsp. warm water in a small bowl to dissolve sugar. Stir in lime juice, mirin, soy sauce, and vinegar.

HOMEMADE PONZU SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together juice, vinegar, soy sauce, mirin and brown sugar. Let sit at least 1 hour to marry flavors. Store covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days.

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.

SIMPLE PONZU SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, rice vinegar, ponzu sauce, honey, and garlic in a small bowl until blended.

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.

PONZU SAUCE

Steps:

• Clean all the citrus fruit with running water. Dry with a clean kitchen cloth. Thoroughly clean all the utensils and airtight glass jar with hot water prior to storing.*
• Using a sieve to separate out the pith, squeeze the citrus fruit to make juice. Make sure your hands are clean.
• In a clean airtight glass jar combine the citrus juice, soy sauce, mirin, sake, rice vinegar and kombu. Mix together well. If kombu is too large to add into the container, break it into smaller pieces. That's it! Store or serve.
• You can use ponzu immediately. Storing it for one to four weeks will make it milder and more refined in taste. If storing, remove the kombu after five days. Store at room temperature in an alcohol-cleaned airtight container for up to six months Avoid direct sunlight. Once you open the container, store in the fridge and use within a week.

PONZU SAUCE FOR DIPPING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and let stand 24 hours. Strain through a cheesecloth and store up to 3 months in a cool, dark place, or in the refrigerator.