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Homemade Ponzu Dipping Sauce (Overnight Recipe)
You don’t always have to buy ponzu sauce at the store! Here is an easy recipe for ponzu dipping sauce that you can make at home or use as a ponzu sauce substitute. It only takes a few minutes of prep, and then the recipe sits refrigerated overnight, creating a tangy, flavorful, and slightly sweet citrusy sauce. So simple, so good!
Prep Time
5 mins
Additional Time
1 d
Total Time
1 d 5 mins
Servings:
8
servings (2 TBSP)
Calories:
31 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1 kombu 4x4 inch piece
- 1 Tablespoon bonito flakes
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoon mirin
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 1 lime zested and juiced
- 3 garlic roughly chopped, cloves
- 1-inch piece inch piece ginger roughly chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Optional: In a small saucepan, toast kombu and bonito flakes for 2-3 minutes over medium heat.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, mirin, orange juice, lemon zest and juice, lime zest and juice, garlic, and ginger. Add kombu and bonito flakes. Mix together, cover, and let sit in the fridge overnight or for 24 hours. You can also do this in the same saucepan you toasted them in, if it has a lid.
- After resting, strain the sauce through a fine mesh sieve. Store the ponzu sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month.
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Notes
- This recipe makes approximately 1 cup of ponzu sauce.
- Vegan/Vegetarian: omit the bonito flakes.
- Gluten-Free: use tamari or gluten-free soy sauce; be sure to check the labels!
- If substituting mirin with sugar, do not store longer than 1 week in the fridge.
Nutrition Information
Calories
31kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
844mg
(35%)
Potassium
98mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
39IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings (2 TBSP)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 31
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 31kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 844mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 98mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 39IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.