Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

5 from 5 votes

Our tasty Teriyaki Sauce is a fabulous homemade version that is served in Chinese restaurants. With just a few minutes you will have an aromatic, flavor-packed sauce. Teriyaki sauce is perfect with any Chinese recipe for dipping meat, chicken, and veggies.

Course Sauce

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword homemade teriyaki sauce, teriyaki sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 4

Total Time 9

Servings servings

Calories 44kcal

Author Eileen Murphy Kelly

Equipment

Ingredients

½ cup soy sauce
¼ cup light brown sugar
3 Tablespoons rice wine Note 1
1 Tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons fresh minced ginger be sure to peel the ginger
1½ teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
¼ cup water
1 Tablespoon corn starch note 2

Instructions

In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, whisk together ½ cup soy sauce , ¼ cup light brown sugar, 3 Tablespoons rice wine, 1 Tablespoon honey, 2 teaspoons fresh minced ginger, 1½ teaspoons sesame oil, and 1 teaspoon minced garlic. Simmer for about 3 minutes to melt the honey and blend flavors.
While the soy sauce is simmering, in a small mixing bowl, make a cornstarch slurry by whisking together ¼ cup water and 1 Tablespoon corn starch until the corn starch is dissolved.
Whisk the corn starch slurry into the soy sauce mixture in the saucepan. Continue to whisk together over low heat until the sauce begins to thicken (about 4 to 5 minutes).
Remove the pan from the heat. Taste the sauce for seasoning, if needed adjust the seasoning. The sauce is ready to use.

Notes

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The recipe yields 1 ¼ cups of sauce. The nutrition is based on 2 Tablespoons per serving.

Note 1: Rice Wine or Shaoxing is a Chinese cooking wine. We are not using rice wine vinegar.

Note 2: Cornstarch and water mixed together is called a slurry.

Microwave Instructions: Combine all the ingredients except the water and cornstarch, in a medium mixing bowl, that’s microwave safe. Whisk the ingredients and place in the microwave for 1 minute, before removing the bowl and stirring again. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and add it to the mixing bowl. Whisk and place back in the microwave for another 3 minutes, pausing to stir halfway through. Use right away or let cool and store in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to 1 week.

Variations

Tamari can replace soy sauce for a low-sodium and gluten-free option.
Dark brown sugar can replace light brown sugar. Note that the sauce will be sweeter using dark brown sugar.
Ground ginger instead of fresh ginger, although it will definitely reduce the flavor. I suggest 1 teaspoon ground ginger in place of fresh ginger.

Storage: Freeze this sauce for up to 3 months in a freezer-safe container.

I'm not a registered dietician, I do my best to provide the most accurate nutritional values. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation. Actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.

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