A savory and sweet teriyaki sauce is very popular around the world and many meat and vegetable dishes use it such as famous teriyaki chicken and teriyaki tofu. This homemade best teriyaki sauce recipe is very simple and easy because you can easily find ingredients at home.
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What is teriyaki sauce?
Teriyaki sauce is originated from Japan. The word of teriyaki (照り焼き) refers a cooking method of grilling or broiling with a glaze of sauce.
Traditionally, Japanese teriyaki sauce is made of soy sauce, mirin (rice wine) and sugar. There are many meat dishes use it to marinate such as chicken, pork, beef and fish. In addition, a lot of Hawaiian BBQ dishes like to use it as well.
How to make the best homemade teriyaki sauce?
It is not hard to make teriyaki sauce. In fact, it’s quite simple and tasty sauce that you can easily make it at home. This homemade teriyaki sauce recipe, I used ginger, garlic, soy sauce and sugar which gives more flavor.
Moreover, this homemade recipe is sweet and savory. My kids love this sauce and they cannot stop eating them when I make it. Often, they like to dip chicken or just add the sauce to rice.
Cooking tips for how to make homemade best teriyaki sauce:
- Grind ginger and garlic
- Add grind ginger, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, white sugar, black pepper and simmering for 15-20 minutes.
- Add corn starch mixture to thicken the sauce and simmering for another 5 minutes. Remember to stir the sauce a little bit when it’s simmering. Next, add sesame seeds and stir it well.
- Normally, when I use it to marinated meat, I do not add corn starch. However, when I use it as a dipping sauce. Then, I will add corn starch to thicken the sauce a little bit.
FAQs:
How long does homemade teriyaki sauce last?
It can be refrigerated over two to three weeks.
What do you use for teriyaki sauce?
It's great to go with any meats such as chicken, hamburger, meatballs, tofu, vegetables and etc.
Instructions for how to make easy homemade teriyaki sauce:
1. Use a grater to grind 2 tablespoons of garlic.
2. Then, use a grater to grind 1 tablespoon of ginger.
3. After that, add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil into a pot and turn on fire to medium-high. Then, add grind garlic, ginger and stir fried them a little bit.
4. Pour soy sauce, white sugar, brown sugar and black pepper let them cook until it's boiling. Then, turn the fire to very low and simmering for 10-15 minutes.
5. In the meanwhile, in a small container add 2 tablespoons of water and 4 tablespoons corn starch. (It is hard to stir the corn starch because it's very thick. I suggest to add 2 tablespoons first and stir them well. After that, add the other 2 tablespoons and mix them well.)
Remember to mix the corn starch very well before pour into the sauce. Keep stirring the sauce for a minute and wait until it's boiling again. Then, simmering for 5 minutes. (Try to stir them in between the time.) Lastly, add sesame seeds (this is optional) and stir them well.
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Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons Garlic
- 1 tablespoon Ginger
- 1 & 1/2 cups Soy sauce
- 1 & 3/4 cups Sugar
- 1/4 cup Brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon White Sesame seeds (optional)
THICKEN THE SAUCE:
- 2 tablespoons Water
- 4 tablespoons Corn starch
Instructions
- Use a grater to grind 2 tablespoons of garlic.
- Then, use a grater to grind 1 tablespoon of ginger.
- After that, add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil into a pot and turn on fire to medium-high. Then, add grind garlic, ginger and stir fried them a little bit.
- Pour soy sauce, white sugar, brown sugar and black pepper let them cook until it’s boiling. Then, turn the fire to very low and simmering for 10-15 minutes.
- In the meanwhile, in a small container add 2 tablespoons of water and 4 tablespoons corn starch. (It is hard to stir the corn starch because it’s very thick. I suggest to add 2 tablespoons first and stir them well. After that, add the other 2 tablespoons and mix them well.) Remember to mix the corn starch very well before pour into the sauce. Keep stirring the sauce for a minute and wait until it’s boiling again. Then, simmering for 5 minutes. (Try to stir them in between the time.)
- Lastly, add sesame seeds (this is optional) and stir them well.
Notes
Cooking tips for how to make teriyaki sauce:
- Grind ginger and garlic
- Add grind ginger, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, white sugar, black pepper and simmering for 15-20 minutes.
- Add corn starch mixture to thicken the sauce and simmering for another 5 minutes. Remember to stir the sauce a little bit when it’s simmering. Next, add sesame seeds and stir it well.
- Normally, when I use teriyaki sauce to marinated meat, I do not add corn starch. However, when I use it as a dipping sauce. Then, I will add corn starch to thicken the sauce a little bit.