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Easy homemade ponzu sauce that's perfect for sushi, shabu shabu and salads.
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Japanese Ponzu Sauce

Make a refreshing Japanese citrus soy sauce or Ponzu Sauce at home with this easy recipe that can be made with or without yuzu juice. Ponzu Sauce is the perfect dipping sauce for sushi or shabu shabu, and it also makes for a delicious salad dressing.
Course Condiments & Pickles
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword black-beans-sauce
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Fruit
Diet Dairy-Free, Low-Carb, Low-Fat, Pescatarian, Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 16 servings
Calories 11kcal
Author Marc Matsumoto

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 mandarin (zest)
  • 8 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons mandarin juice
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice
  • 4 grams konbu
Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Zest 1 mandarin into a bowl using a Microplane.
    1 mandarin
    Zesting a mandarin orange.
  • Squeeze and strain the 4 tablespoons mandarin juice, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice to remove any seeds or pulp and measure them into the bowl with the mandarin zest.
    4 tablespoons mandarin juice, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice
    Measuring citrus juice into a glass bowl for making Ponzu.
  • Stir in the 8 tablespoons soy sauce and 4 grams konbu and let this infuse in the refrigerator overnight. Then, remove the konbu and store the ponzu sauce in a glass bottle or jar in the fridge.
    8 tablespoons soy sauce, 4 grams konbu
    Adding konbu to ponzu sauce.

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Nutrition

Calories: 11kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.04g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 504mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 47IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.2mg