Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

5 from 12 votes

Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

This Homemade Teriyaki Sauce can be made in less than 10 minutes. This recipe consists of simple ingredients, using pantry staples. Make a stir-fry will be less than 15 minutes away.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American, Japanese

Servings: cup

Author: Adrianna Adarme

Cost: $4

Equipment

1 medium saucepan

Ingredients

3/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons mirin
1/2 cup brown sugar
Pinch kosher salt
2 garlic cloves peeled and finely grated
2 teaspoons fresh ginger (roughly 1 ½-inch knob), peeled and finely grated

Instructions

To Make the Teriyaki Sauce:

In a saucepan, set over medium heat, whisk together the soy sauce, water, mirin, brown sugar, kosher salt, garlic, and ginger. When the mixture reaches a simmer, bring the heat down to low and allow to reduce for 10 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl; the mixture will thicken as it cools.
Note: If you want super thick teriyaki sauce, you can use a bit of cornstarch to help. Here's how: pour a tablespoon of the sauce into a small bowl. Add a teaspoon of cornstarch to the small bowl and whisk until it completely dissolves. Add the cornstarch mixture to the teriyaki sauce, whisking until dissolved.
This teriyaki sauce will give you about 1 cup of teriyaki sauce. This sauce keeps well in the fridge in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

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