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Ponzu Sauce

Balanced with sweet, salty, and citrusy flavor and tons of umami, this Homemade Ponzu Sauce recipe is a winner on so many dishes!
5 from 5 votes
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Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: ponzu sauce
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 162kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1/2 cup mirin
  • 1/2 cup light soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons white Chinese cooking wine or sake
  • 2 large dried shiitake mushrooms

Instructions

  • Combine the vinegar, mirin, soy sauce, lime juice, lemon juice, wine or sake and dried mushrooms in a small saucepan.
  • Bring to a simmer over low heat. Continue to simmer for 15 minutes, making sure the mushrooms are submerged so they can steep.
  • Turn off heat and allow the sauce to sit for an additional 15 minutes.
  • Pour the sauce through a fine mesh sieve, discarding solids. You can just pluck out the mushrooms, but sometimes little bits fall off and you'll likely not want to bite into a little flavor bomb of steeped dried mushroom.
  • Use in a recipe or as a dipping sauce.
  • If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or star ratings!

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 3693mg | Potassium: 209mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg