Ponzu Sauce, Authentic

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup orange juice, and zest
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 zest your orange (this is most easily and effectively done with a micro-plane grater - if you've not discovered how great these are, you must get one!) - now juice it. you need ¼ cup; make a screwdriver with the rest.
• 2 put orange juice, zest, sake, sugar, soy sauce, lime juice, and cayenne into a saucepan.
• 3 bring to a boil, turn down heat to a simmer, and reduce sauce by half for about 3 minutes.
• 4 mix together the water and corn starch, add to the simmering sauce, and stir until thickened.
• 5 allow to cook for another minute or two, add sesame oil, stir.
• 6 it's done! there, that was easy, wasn't it? now taste it.
• 7 it's done! there, that was easy, wasn't it? now taste it - oh wow! start imagining what you'll be able to do with this stuff.