Name: Citrus Ponzu
Yield: Makes 150 ml
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh yuzu or lime juice; 5 cm piece of kombu (kelp seaweed); 1 tablespoon sake; 1 teaspoon caster sugar; 2.5 cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated; 2 teaspoons Japanese rice wine vinegar; ½ teaspoon finely grated lime zest, blanched; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 2 teaspoons mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)

Preparation info

Makes
150 ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Paul Gayler's Sauce Book

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

Ponzu is a traditional dipping sauce or light dressing made from soy and citrus juice. It can be purchased ready-made from Japanese stores, but generally lacks the punch of any freshly made version. Yuzu is a Japanese citrus fruit, often difficult to obtain, but lime is the closest substitute. Fantastic as a marinade for scallops or fresh oysters.