Categories: Dressings, Marinades, Sauces

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)
  • 1 to 2 garlic cloves, to taste, minced or puréed
  • 1 tablespoons minced or grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Asian chili paste or cayenne to taste
  • 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil

Directions

  1. Whisk together all of the ingredients in a bowl. Use as a marinade and/or dipping sauce for pan-seared, grilled or plain tofu.

  2. Yield: 1/2 cup.

  3. Advance preparation: This will keep for 3 or 4 days in the refrigerator.

  4. Nutritional information per tablespoon of sauce: 47 calories; 3 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 0 milligrams cholesterol; 3 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 230 milligrams sodium; 1 gram protein

  5. Nutritional information per serving of 3 to 4 ounces tofu with 1 tablespoon sauce: 131/158 calories; 8/9 grams fat; 1/1 gram saturated fat; 4/5 grams polyunsaturated fat; 3/3 grams monounsaturated fat; 0/0 milligrams cholesterol; 5/6 grams carbohydrates; 1/1 grams dietary fiber; 234/235 milligrams sodium; 9/12 grams protein

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