Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

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Making your own Homemade Teriyaki Sauce is not only simple and quick, it will elevate everything from grilled chicken to stir-fried veggies and it’s every bit as delicious as your favorite brand teriyaki sauce.

Teriyaki sauce on chicken wings

Why You’ll Love It

  • Making your own teriyaki sauce gives you the freedom to tweak the flavors according to your palate.
  • It’s quick. In less than 10 minutes, you’ll have a sauce that you can use to glaze chicken wings, baste your grilled chicken with, or pour onto rice.
  • Trust me, once you’ve tried this homemade version, those store-bought bottles will never make it into your shopping cart again.

» You might also like one of our favorite dipping sauces of all time, Yum Yum Sauce.

Ingredients You Need

  • Low sodium soy sauce – It’s important to use low-sodium or tamari so the level of salt doesn’t get out of control. This sauce is very unbalanced with regular soy sauce.
  • Brown sugar – Adds sweetness and thickens the sauce. You can use light or dark.
  • Mirin
  • Sake – You don’t need an expensive sake for this. Just get a cooking sake, which is about $8.
Teriyaki sauce in a bowl

Equipment Needed

Helpful Tips

  • Don’t use regular soy sauce or the teriyaki sauce will turn out too salty.
  • If you like a thinner sauce, allow it to cook a bit longer.
  • If the sauce gets too thick, you can thin it out with some water.

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Teriyaki sauce in a bowl

Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Making your own Homemade Teriyaki Sauce is not only simple and quick, it will elevate everything from grilled chicken to stir-fried veggies.
5 from 29 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 11 minutes
Servings: 1 Batch
Calories: 332kcal
Author: Laura Lynch

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (59 ml) low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup (24 g) brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup (7 ml) mirin
  • 1/4 cup cooking sake

Instructions

  • Combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan.
  • Bring to the boil, then simmer on low for 3-4 minutes or until the sugar dissolves and the sauce thickens.

Nutrition

Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 2762mg | Potassium: 298mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 68g | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg
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