Best Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
You can make this sauce in about 5 minutes with a few ingredients you probably already have in your cupboard. Teriyaki is awesome as a marinade or a glaze for chicken breasts, steak bites, chicken wings, veggies, and pork chops. Of course it's great as a stirfry sauce too! Check out the NOTES for gluten free and lower sodium options
Ingredients
- 1 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ginger ground or fresh
- 4 cloves garlic minced or pressed
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted (optional)
- 2 tablespoons green onions diced (optional)
Instructions
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In a saucepan over medium heat, mix together soy sauce, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger, and toasted sesame oil.
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Mix together the cold water and cornstarch to create a slurry.
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When the soy sauce mixture comes to a boil, whisk in the cornstarch slurry. Continue to whisk vigorously until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute.
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Turn off the heat and stir in sesame seed and/or green onions.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Gluten-Free option: Use Tamari instead of soy sauce.
Lower Sodium option: Dilute the soy sauce by using 1/2 cup soy sauce (or tamari) and 1/2 cup water.