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Miso Lime Sauce

Name: Miso Lime Sauce
Prep time: 20

(12 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)

20 min prep

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6 ingredients

This Miso Lime Sauce is great with crunchy steamed vegetables, poultry, fish, or tofu. Japanese cooking uses miso, rice vinegar, sake, sugar, and soy sauce in an endless variety of combinations. For this sauce,...

2 tablespoons white miso paste
2 tablespoons sake (see Chef Tips)
1 teaspoon sugar, or to taste
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 to 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon water

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

131 cals

Fat

2 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

1 g

Monounsaturated Fat

0 g

Carbohydrates

17 g

Sugar

7 g

Fiber

2 g

Protein

5 g

Sodium

1560 mg

Directions

In a small saucepan, beat together the miso paste, sake, sugar, and soy sauce. Heat the sauce over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
Beat in the lime juice a teaspoon at a time. Taste for desired amount, and heat through until it almost boils. The sauce should be thick. If it seems a little stiff, add the water to it, a teaspoon at a time.
Spoon the sauce over vegetables or protein of your choice. Sprinkle with cilantro if using, and toss together. Eat immediately.

Chef Tips

Look for the small 8-oz bottles of sake. If sake is difficult to find in your area, use dry sherry, marsala wine, or even an oaky chardonnay as a substitute.

White miso can often be found in Asian markets or in the international section of most supermarkets.

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