Description
How to Make Homemade Teriyaki Sauce – never buy store-bought teriyaki sauce again! A simple and delicious homemade teriyaki sauce tutorial!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup of water
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
- 1/2 cup soy sauce (sub reduced sodium, coconut aminos or Tamari)
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 1/2–1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced or paste
- Slurry: 2 tablespoon cornstarch + 1/4 cup cold water
Instructions
- Combine: In medium saucepan whisk together 1 cup water, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 4 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1 teaspoon honey, 2 teaspoons minced garlic and 1/2 – 1 teaspoon ginger (minced or paste).
- Make Slurry: Whisk together slurry in a small bowl; set aside.
- Simmer: Bring ingredients in saucepan to a simmer.
- Thicken with Slurry: Add slurry to saucepan; whisk to combine. Whisk slowly but continuously while bringing sauce to a simmer. After a few minutes of simmering, sauce will start to thicken.
- Let Cool: Remove when it reaches your desired thickness – remember it will thicken more as it cools slightly.
- Serve or Save: Use immediately or refrigerate for later use – we love using it on our Teriyaki Salmon.
Notes
- Flavor: if you want a stronger-tasting sauce simply add an additional tablespoon of brown sugar or another tablespoon of soy sauce. You do want a fairly strong sauce, as it will mellow out once it is on your main dish.
- Gluten-Free: use Tamari or coconut aminos to make this gluten-free.
- Low-Sodium Soy Sauce: feel free to reduce the sodium by using a low-sodium soy sauce.
- Teriyaki Marinade + Teriyaki Glaze: this recipe can be used a either a marinade or a glaze. If using as a marinade just be sure the mixture has fully cooled before marinating meat in it.
- Storage: store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- How to Freeze Teriyaki Sauce: let sauce cool completely and then transfer to freezer-safe, airtight container. Label and freeze for 3-6 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
- Recipe to use with: we absolutely LOVE using this recipe with our 10 Minute Teriyaki Shrimp, these Teriyaki Steak Bites and this Ridiculously Good Chicken Teriyaki Noodles.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 62
- Sugar: 7.9 g
- Sodium: 562.9 mg
- Fat: 0.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 12.5 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 1.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg