Tempura/Gyoza Dipping Sauce

You know that different kind of warm sauce we dip tempura or gyoza in? Not salty enough just to be soysauce, not sweet enough to be something sugary, or sour enough to be vinegar. It has a distinct taste, and it's pretty damn good. You can actually buy it in most Asian supermarkets; I find the Kikkoman brand one to be good. You just have to heat it a bit.

One day I found myself making some tempura and since I don't do this THAT often, I decided to try and make my own dipping sauce. It doesn't taste as authentic as the ones you can try in Little Tokyo, but it works pretty good too (just a little stronger) and is great with gyoza. Here's how I made it:

Mix 1 cup hot water, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, and 2 tbsp light soysauce