Teriyaki Sauce

5 from 2 votes

This tasty homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe is incredible! With just the right balance of soy sauce and sweetness, it’s perfectly infused with hints of fresh garlic and ginger that make it addictively good. You can use it in another recipe, as a marinade, or as a dipping sauce with your BBQ favorites!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Asian, Japanese

Keyword: teriyaki sauce

Servings:

Calories: 41kcal

Ingredients

1 tablespoon cornstarch
¼ cup soy sauce low sodium
¼ cup sake or Shaoxing wine
¼ cup mirin
½ cup brown sugar
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
¼ cup water

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Instructions

Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the sauce thickens and reduces by half, should take about 5 to 10 minutes.
Strain and set aside until ready to serve.

Notes

Use fresh garlic and ginger. For the best results, use fresh garlic cloves and ginger root for the best flavor. It makes a huge difference.
Make a smooth sauce. You need to whisk the teriyaki sauce ingredients together in the saucepan before cooking the sauce to make sure that the cornstarch is fully dissolved.
Watch it cook. Keep an eye on the sauce as it cooks. You don’t want it to reduce too much and either get too thick or even burn.
The sauce will keep in the refrigerator for up to 7 days in an airtight container. You can also freeze it too for up to 3 months.

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