Ponzu

Name: Ponzu (ポン酢)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes: 1½ cups (375 ml)
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 140 ml (4½ fl oz) freshly squeezed orange juice; 10 g (¼ oz) katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes); 10 g (¼ oz) dried shiitake mushrooms; ¼ cup (60 ml) sake; ½ cup (125 ml) mirin; ½ cup (125 ml) soy sauce

ポン酢

Preparation info

Makes:
1½ cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

Ponzu combines dashi ingredients (such as katsuobushi and dried shiitake) and infused soy sauce with citrus fruit. It’s great with grilled meat, with sashimi or carpaccio, as a dipping sauce for Hotpot and Gyoza Dumplings, and as a salad dressing.

Ingredients

Fresh

4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
140 ml (4½ fl oz) freshly squeezed

Asia
Japan
Sauce
Pescatarian
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the soy sauce, mirin and sake in a saucepan and heat until just below boiling point. Add the shiitake and katsuobushi and transfer it to the fridge to rest overnight.

Strain the sauce mixture into a bowl and discard the katsuobushi. Keep the shiitake to re-use in another recipe.

Strain the lemon and orange juices and add to the soy mixture.