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Japanese · Sauce / condiment

Ponzu Citrus Soy Sauce

Fresh lemon or lime juice, rice vinegar, soy, tamari and cooked-off mirin steeped for a day with bonito flakes and kombu, then strained: a sharp, smoky dipping sauce for white-fish sashimi, hot pots and vinegared dishes.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total12 h 23 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 95 mlfresh lemon juice, or lemon and lime mixed (sudachi or other sharp citrus if you can find it), strained
  • 35 mlrice vinegar
  • 95 mldark (koikuchi) soy sauce
  • 2¼ tsptamari
  • 1¼ tbspmirin
  • 4 gdried bonito flakes (hana-katsuo), a small handful
  • ½ piecekombu, 5 cm square, wiped with a damp cloth

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Sulfites
  • Tuna
  • Bonito
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Seaweed (any)
  • Kelp
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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