Ponzu

Name: Ponzu
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 2 tablespoons)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chopped green onions; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet rice wine); 2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce; 1 teaspoon brown sugar; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper; ¼ teaspoon fish sauce

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Taste and Texture: Salty, tangy, lightly sweet, with a little heat. Thin-bodied; a traditional Japanese dipping sauce. Try with: Rice; Asian noodles like soba and udon; beef and chicken; shrimp; scallops; sushi; potstickers.To Your Health: Huge flavor, no fat. But sodium is a little high, so use sparingly if that's your dietary concern

By Tiffany Vickers Davis

Recipe by Cooking Light April 2012

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Credit: Johnny Autry; Styling: Mary Clayton Carl

Recipe Summary

total:

10 mins

Yield:

Serves 4 (serving size: 2 tablespoons)

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

1 tablespoon chopped green onions
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons mirin (sweet rice wine)
2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
¼ teaspoon fish sauce

Directions

Step 1
Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl; stir with a whisk until sugar dissolves.

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Chef's Notes

Tips: If mirin is unavailable, you can substitute 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar and 1 tablespoon water or 2 tablespoons dry sherry--just bump up the sugar to 2 teaspoons.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

30 calories; protein 0.6g; carbohydrates 5.2g; fiber 0.1g; iron 0.1mg; sodium 225mg; calcium 5mg.

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