Homemade Ponzu Sauce

5 from 2 votes

Do you want to know the exact ingredients included in your ponzu sauce? Then, learn how to make homemade ponzu sauce to use as a substitute for commercial ponzu sauce.

While you can find ingredients online and in Japanese or Asian stores, the ones I included in this homemade recipe can easily be found at local grocery stores.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Japanese

Servings: cup

Calories: 164kcal

Author: Val

Equipment

Whisk
Bowl
fine-mesh sieve
Small glass jar with a lid

Ingredients

½ cup fresh lime juice or lemon juice
⅓ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 tablespoon mirin
5 tablespoon fish sauce

Instructions

Place all the ingredients in your mixing bowl.
Using your whisk, mix the ingredients until well combined.
Allow the mixture to sit for an hour.
Place your sieve on top of your glass jar and slowly pour your homemade ponzu sauce over it.
Use immediately or store in your refrigerator, making sure the jar is sealed tightly.

Notes

This homemade ponzu sauce can only last for three days.
You can transfer the remaining sauce to your ice cube tray and freeze it for a longer shelf life.
You can replace the lemon or lime juice with orange juice, grapefruit juice, or a combination of equal amounts of lemon juice and grapefruit juice.
If you don't have mirin or can't find one, replace it with the same amount of sweet rice wine or honey.
You can also replace the mirin with the same amount of light brown sugar. However, you will need to boil the solution over medium heat for a minute or two. This will help dissolve the sugar. Then, after the solution cools down, make sure you strain it to have a clear homemade ponzu sauce.
For those who want or need a gluten-free homemade ponzu sauce, replace the soy sauce with the same amount of tamari.
If you want an authentic ponzu sauce and have time to shop and wait for the ingredients, use yuzu juice instead of citrus juice. And instead of fish sauce, use bonito flakes, but make sure you boil the solution similar to when you choose to use sugar.

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