Japanese · Sauce / condiment

Tosa-zu Bonito Vinegar Dressing

Name: Tosa-zu Bonito Vinegar Dressing
Total time: 28 min
Yield: Serves 6 · About ¾ cup (180 ml)
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 90 ml rice vinegar; 1 tbsp sugar (or mirin); 1½ tbsp light or dark soy sauce; 120 ml water or dashi; 8 g dried bonito flakes (hana-katsuo), about 1 loose cup

Three-flavour vinegar brought to the boil and infused for half a minute with a fistful of bonito flakes, then strained: the smoky, rounded dressing named for Tosa, the old bonito province, and a gentler partner for vinegared seafood and greens.

YieldServes 6 · About ¾ cup (180 ml)
Hands-on10 min
Total28 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

three-flavour vinegar base

90 mlrice vinegar
1 tbspsugar (or mirin)
1½ tbsplight or dark soy sauce
120 mlwater or dashi

8 gdried bonito flakes (hana-katsuo), about 1 loose cup

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Fish
Tuna
Bonito
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Smoke

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: low

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Ingredients

three-flavour vinegar base

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