Teriyaki Sauce
This easy homemade Teriyaki Sauce is sweet, sticky, and full of flavor—perfect for stir fry, salmon, chicken, or dipping! Made with simple pantry staples, it's quick to whip up and easy to customize.
Ingredients
- ½ cup tamari or low sodium soy sauce, see note 1 below
- ⅓ cup water
- 3 Tablespoons honey or pure maple syrup
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar see note 2 below
- 1 ½ teaspoons minced ginger or ½ teaspoon powder
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic or ¾ teaspoon powder
- 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 ½ Tablespoon corn starch + 1 ½ Tablespoons water mixed together to make a slurry
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine tamari (or soy sauce), water, rice vinegar, honey, brown sugar, ginger and garlic. Whisk to combine. In a separate small bowl, mix the 1 ½ Tablespoons of corn starch with the 1 ½ Tablespoons water to make a slurry. Add to the sauce and stir to combine. Bring to a boil and boil 1-2 minutes, until the mixture has thickened and turned translucent. Remove from heat. This can be used immediately or cooled then stored in an airtight container for up to 4 weeks.
Notes
- Tamari is more flavorful than soy sauce and will make for a more flavorful sauce and also has less sodium than regular soy sauce. Low sodium soy sauce works just fine, but we recommend tamari for best results.
- American teriyaki sauce is typically quite sweet. This recipe is likely a little less sweet than teriyaki you'd buy at the store. To make one more similar to store bought, increase the brown sugar by 2 Tablespoons. For a less sweet teriyaki, use 1 ½ Tablespoons honey and 1 Tablespoon brown sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 46kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 0.02gSaturated Fat: 0.003gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.003gSodium: 812mgPotassium: 42mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 0.1IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.4mg
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