Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

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Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

This Homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe is one of the easiest sauces to make and is a must if you love Asian cuisine. Use it in stir fry, as a marinade, or a dipping sauce.

Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Total Time9

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: Homemade Teriyaki Sauce, Teriyaki Sauce recipe

Servings: (¼ cup per serving or 1¼ cups total)

Ingredients

¼ cup water
1 tbsp cornstarch
½ cup low-sodium soy sauce*
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tbsp granulated sugar
3 tbsp mirin**
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp fresh ginger grated or minced
1 clove garlic grated or minced

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together the water with the cornstarch until smooth, to create a slurry.
In a small saucepan, combine all the ingredients (including the cornstarch slurry.) Bring to a boil, stirring it occasionally to prevent overflow and scorching. Then reduce heat to a gentle simmer for about 4 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
Remove the sauce from the heat and allow to cool. Use as desired.

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Notes

I use low-sodium soy sauce to cut back on sodium, but if that's not a concern for you, there's nothing like Chinese dark soy sauce, which is made with a bit of molasses. It has a rich mahogany color and tastes incredible, but definitely more salty.

Mirin is a sweet Japanese rice wine, similar to sake, but with less alcohol and more sugar. A good substitute for Mirin would be sherry mixed with a bit of granulated sugar. This is not the same thing as rice wine vinegar, which would give the sauce an acidic taste.

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