Tonkatsu Sauce

Ingredients

• • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) orange or clementine juice
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) soy sauce
  • 6 tablespoons (90 ml) rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) mirin
  • 2 tomatoes, cubed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 apple, peeled, cored and diced
  • 6 prunes, pitted
  • 4 Medjool dates, pitted and diced
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon (0.5 ml) Cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) brown sugar