Description
This authentic teriyaki sauce recipe brings the perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors, using simple ingredients like soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar for a rich glaze ideal on grilled meats, veggies, or tofu. Made in under 10 minutes, learn how to make homemade teriyaki sauce to add delicious depth to any dish! Whether used as a marinade or finishing sauce, it’s a versatile and essential recipe for Japanese cuisine.
Ingredients
- 9 tbsp (130 ml) Japanese soy sauce (or gluten free soy sauce)
- 7 tbsp (100 ml) sake
- 7 tbsp (100 ml) mirin
- 4 tbsp (50 g) granulated cane sugar
Instructions
- Add the soy sauce, sake, mirin and sugar to a sauce pan over medium low to medium heat. Without bringing it to a boil, stir with a spoon spoon until the sugar completely dissolves. Remove from heat.
- Pour into a storing jar and keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.
To Thicken Teriayki Sauce
- Once the teriyaki sauce mixture comes to a boil in step 1 above, reduce medium low heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until thickened to your liking.
Notes
- Sake Substitutions: Substitute for either Chinese rice wine or water for no alcohol.
- Mirin substituions: Substitute for sake and sugar in a ratio of 3:1 or water and sugar in a ratio of 3:1.
- Helpful Equipment: storing jar
- Nutritional Information Disclaimer: Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated on an online tool (Cronometer).
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Condiments
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tbsp
- Calories: 26 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 282 mg
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 3.9
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0