How to Make Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

This Homemade Teriyaki Sauce is so easy to make using simple ingredients.

Made with soy sauce, honey, and brown sugar, this versatile sauce is sweet and savory, making it perfect as a marinade, glaze, or dipping sauce.

What is Teriyaki Sauce?

Teriyaki Sauce is a Japanese sauce made with tangy soy sauce, sweet honey, and personalize with savory ingredients such as ground ginger.

fI like how versatile this simple to make sauce is..

Have you tried my Easy Homemade Ketchup recipe?

Made with tomato paste, that rich homemade ketchup has the perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors with a blend of your favorite spices.
Both this recipe for teriyaki sauce and that recipe for ketchup are easy and tasty sauces that you can make yourself at home!

You can store your homemade teriyaki sauce in a kitchen jar or squeeze bottle. You can find a selection of food jars here.

Why we love Teriyaki Sauce

Teriyaki Sauce is easy to make in about five minutes. It also has a multitude of uses.

Here is what else we like about this recipe.

• Making this recipe at home means that you know everything that goes into it.
• The ingredients that go into making this recipe are basic ingredients that you may already have on hand.
• Making this recipe is relatively inexpensive to do.
• You can use your homemade teriyaki sauce as is as a marinade, dip, or glaze or you can use it as an ingredient in something else.
• Teriyaki sauce conforms to many diets including vegetarian diet (vegan with an easy honey swap out).
• About everyone can agree on the sweet and savory flavors in this popular Asian sauce.

Ingredients needed to make Teriyaki Sauce yourself.

• Cornstarch. Added for texture thickening.
• Cold Water. Combined with the cornstarch for thickening.
• Water. Basic water is commonly used.
• Soy Sauce A low sodium soy sauce can be used.
• Brown Sugar. Your brown sugar should be packed well.
• Honey. Maple syrup can be used to taste.
• Ground Ginger. Freshly ground is more authentic,
• Garlic Powder. Minced garlic can alternatively be used.

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Tips for making the best Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

This recipe is heavily customizable for taste. You can start by adjusting the sugar and soy sauce amounts as needed to make this recipe sweeter or more savory.

More helpful tips for you.

1. I mentioned above that maple syrup can be used instead of the honey (vegan alternative). Since they measure differently, you may need to use less syrup to get your desired sweetness.
2. Yes, freshly ground ginger is preferred for a more 'authentic' sauce. However, the powdered ginger is a suitable alternative.
3. Take your sauce up a notch by stirring in some red pepper flakes.
4. This sauce tends to thicken as it cools and sits. You whisk in a small amount of water to thin it out as needed.
5. Need extra sauce to make a marinade with? Simple double your ingredients.
6. The cornstarch and cold water are used to make a 'slurry' for the sauce. This is what thickens your sauce to your desired consistency.

How to make Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes .
Servings: 1 cup .

1. Gather. Start by gathering and measuring your ingredients as you will be moving quickly. You will also need a medium saucepan and a whisk.
2. Slurry. In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch with the cold water. Then set this bowl aside as you work.
3. Heat. In your saucepan on medium heat, whisk together the water, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, ginger and garlic. Bring the ingredients to a low simmer, whisking continually for the sugar to dissolve and the ingredients are heated through (about one to two minutes).
4. Combine. Add the slurry ingredients from the small bowl to the saucepan and whisk the ingredients to combine. Continue whisking until your sauce has thickened to almost your desired consistency (about five minutes).
5. Cool. Remove the sauce from the heat. Use your sauce immediately or allow it to cool before storing.

Expert Tip 👉 To make a basic marinade instead of a sauce, you can simply skip the slurry steps.

How to store Teriyaki Sauce

Once your Teriyaki Sauce has fully cooled it can be stored in an airtight container such as a jar. When properly stored, teriyaki sauce should keep for up to a couple of week when refrigerated or frozen for up a a couple of months.

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How to Make Homemade Teriyaki Sauce, a quick and easy 5 minute recipe for a delicious Asian marinade, glaze or dipping sauce.

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