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Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
Homemade teriyaki sauce is so easy to make. It calls for only three (3) ingredients and takes only 10 minutes to make.
The best thing is that you can make your own teriyaki sauce in advance and keep it in the fridge.
Use it on your favorite teriyaki chicken, beef teriyaki or salmon teriyaki whenever you like.
Dinner is so much easier and quicker when you’ve mastered the skill to make this sauce.
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Teriyaki Sauce Ingredients
The best sauce calls for only three (3) ingredients:
- Japanese soy sauce
- Mirin
- Sugar
For the soy sauce, I recommend Japanese brands, such as Kikkoman and San-J soy sauce.
How to Make Teriyaki Sauce?
To make this easy sauce, you just need to heat up all the ingredients in a small sauce pan.
Reduce the sauce on simmer or low heat, until the sauce becomes thicker.
Transfer the sauce to an airtight container and keep it in the refrigerator.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Use the Sauce As a Marinade?
Yes, you can certainly use the sauce as a marinade. It’s great to marinate chicken, shrimp or meat.
Is It Gluten Free?
This recipe is not gluten free. Most soy sauce has gluten.
However, you can use Tamari soy sauce which is gluten free. San-J Tamari soy sauce is a good choice.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe yields 1/2 cup or 127 calories.
What to Serve with This Recipe?
You can use the sauce to make the following recipes.
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Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Japanese mirin (sweet rice wine)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium preferred)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients of the Teriyaki Sauce in a sauce pan.
- On low heat, simmer and reduce it to a thicker consistency, about 10 minutes.
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Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
What do I sub for sweet rice wine – I don’t partake of alcohol. Thank you
Apple Juice is our favorite or Vegetable Stock.