Tatsutaage sea cucumber and its Ponzu sauce - Fourchette bleue par Exploramer

Ingredients

• 1 Dehydrated sea cucumber
• Corn or potato starch
• Vegetable frying oil
• Green onion (garnish)
• For the marinade :
• 30 ml (2 tbsp.) sake
• 30 ml (2 tbsp.) soy sauce
• 8 ml (½ tbsp.) grated fresh ginger
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) mirin sauce
• For the Ponzu sauce :
• 1 dried shiitake mushroom
• 50 cm dried kombu (sugar kelp)
• 120 ml (½ cup) soy sauce
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) mirin sauce
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) mandarin or clementine juice
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) lemon juice
• sesame seeds (optional)