Ponzue Dipping Sauce Recipes

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.

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.

PONZU-GINGER DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, combine ponzu, scallions, ginger, mirin, sesame oil, and salt. Serve.

PONZUE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Juice orange.
• Finely chop chilli, orange rind and coriander.
• Mix well together sesame oil, soy sauce, orange juice, chilli, orange rind and coriander.

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.

GINGER PONZU SAUCE (TO BE SERVED OVER PINK SNAPPER)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Thicken with white wash. Serve.

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.