Ponzu sauce is a classic Japanese condiment. Used as a dip in Japanese cooking, this citrus-based sauce can be used alongside vegetables or as a flavoring for stir-fry or noodle dishes.

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By Del Sroufe,

Ingredients

  • Zest and juice of 2 lemons
  • Zest and juice of 2 limes
  • ¼ cup brown rice vinegar
  • ¾ cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • ¼ cup sake
  • ¼ cup date molasses or brown rice syrup

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
  • Store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

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JBo

I make this all the time, at least quadrupling the recipe. I marinate mushrooms (reconstituted dried shitakes) or pressed tofu in it, so good! Then I use the mushrooms/tofu in rice paper wraps - I've made this for friends and they rave, and have asked for a jar of the marinated mushrooms! :) Thank you for this recipe!! (And I keep this in my fridge for months and it's fine! I also substitute white wine for sake a lot.)

Gabriela

Can you use agave syrup instead of brown rice one?

Lu

Can't use alcohol. Any substitutions?

Carolyn Blakeney

I haven't tried it yet but just saw a suggestion to use 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar plus 3 tablespoons water for ¼ cup sake. I don't have sake on hand so will try the substitution. There also are non-alcoholic sakes on the market (as in 0%).

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Del Sroufe

Chef Del Sroufe currently works as Culinary Specialist at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (CNS) and host of CNS Kitchen, a free CNS community that offers members all the tools they need to live a successful whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle. Sroufe has been cooking in vegetarian, vegan, and WFPB kitchens for 34 years. He has operated his own vegan bakery and a vegan meal-delivery service. He was the executive chef at Wellness Forum Foods, where he ran a successful catering service. He developed a line of in-the-bag mixes that could be shipped all over the country and taught cooking classes to the public and health care professionals looking to offer culinary education to their clients. Del is a public speaker and cookbook author. His first cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook, was on the New York Times Bestseller list for more than 37 weeks. He also authored Better Than Vegan, which tells the story of his struggle with weight management and how he lost more than 200 pounds on a low-fat, plant-based diet. Sroufe’s other cookbooks include The China Study Quick and Easy Cookbook and The China Study Family Cookbook.
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