I think it’s always worth it to have simple homemade condiment, sauce, marinade recipes, like this Teriyaki Sauce, as a part of your recipe index. They’re so easy to make at home, you know exactly what goes in them and you can adjust them based on your personal preferences.
Our teriyaki sauce is simple, versatile and delicious! Our recipe can be used as a marinade to infuse flavor deep into the flesh of different proteins; or it can be used as a sauce by brushing it onto different proteins or tossing it into a variety of stir-fry dishes.
How to Make Our Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
Process
- Place all ingredients into a small saucepan, except cornstarch, and stir together.
- Simmer mixture for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool completely before using as marinade.
- Combine cornstarch with 1/4 cup water and whisk together to create a slurry.
- Stir cornstarch slurry into sauce mixture and stir together. Simmer for 1 minute while stirring, until sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove sauce from heat and cool.
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Teriyaki Sauce vs Teriyaki Marinade
The main difference between sauce and marinade is the way they are used to flavor ingredients in different dishes. Teriyaki marinade is used to slowly absorb into proteins to flavor them from the inside out. Teriyaki sauce is generally brushed on top of protein or stirred into dishes at the end of the cooking process to add instant flavor.
Our recipe is designed to be used as both a marinade and sauce. If using as a marinade, omit the cornstarch slurry and cool completely before using. If using as a sauce, make the full recipe as written!
Make Ahead and Storing Instructions for Our Teriyaki Sauce and Teriyaki Marinade
Make the sauce and marinade up to 3 weeks ahead of time. Store them in an airtight bottle or container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
What to Use with our Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
- Salmon fillets are one of our favorite things to brush our sauce on. It adds such great flavor! We highly recommend sticking the fillet under the broiler for a minute or two after brushing on the sauce, so the top becomes slightly caramelized and crisp. Delicious!
- Chicken is also something that we love using our sauce on. Whether you’re a light or dark meat fan, skin-on or off type person, bone-in or boneless our teriyaki sauce will instantly brighten up your dish!
- Stir-fry vegetables are another great option for teriyaki sauce! Add a couple tablespoons of sauce to your skillet of vegetables a minute before you’re ready to pull the dish from the stove. Toss everything together and serve (over a bed of steamed rice is a favorite!) Just don’t add the sauce to the vegetables too early on as the sugars in the sauce may burn.
- Tofu is a great vegetarian and vegan friendly protein that we love so much! It absorbs flavors very well and taste wonderful with teriyaki sauce!
- Add some to mayonnaise and use as a teriyaki flavored spread on sandwiches!
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Teriyaki Sauce
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
INSTRUCTIONS
teriyaki marinade
- Place all ingredients into a small saucepan, except cornstarch, and stir together.
- Simmer mixture for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool completely before using as marinade.
teriyaki sauce
- Combine cornstarch with 1/4 cup water and whisk together to create a slurry.
- Stir cornstarch slurry into sauce mixture and stir together. Simmer for 1 minute while stirring, until sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove sauce from heat and cool.
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