These are some of our favorite recipes, mostly from Cooking Light, but we tend to edit portions and ingredients
that suit our taste buds (e.g. when a recipe calls for 1 minced garlic clove, we use about 4 :) ).
Other recipes are passed down from family and friends.
Enjoy!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Ponzu Sauce

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.


Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 2 tablespoons)
Total: 10 Minutes
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
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon fish sauce

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

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 30
Fat: 0.0g
Saturated fat: 0.0g
Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
Protein: 0.6g
Carbohydrate: 5.2g
Fiber: 0.1g
Cholesterol: 0.0mg
Iron: 0.1mg
Sodium: 225mg
Calcium: 5mg

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