If you love the sweet and savory flavor of teriyaki sauce, you will be happy to know that it is incredibly easy to make at home. This homemade teriyaki sauce comes together in just minutes using simple pantry ingredients and tastes far better than the bottled versions from the store.
I love making my own sauces whenever possible because I can control the ingredients and adjust the flavor to match whatever I’m cooking.
This sauce is perfect for stir-fries, grilled chicken, salmon, vegetables, rice bowls, and even as a marinade.
Once you try making teriyaki sauce from scratch, you may never go back to the store-bought kind again.
How to Make Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
This recipe is very simple and easy. It takes no time to prepare and uses normal pantry ingredients.
In a saucepan on the stove, you are going to combine soy sauce, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger, and honey Stir over medium-high heat until the sugar has dissolved.
Now, in a small bowl, combine the water and cornstarch to create a slurry.
Stir until combined and then pour into your soy sauce mixture. Continue to cook over medium-high heat until the sauce begins to thicken. It will turn from a light brown sauce to a dark brown sauce that is almost clear.
Once the mixture has started to cool off, you can store it in a mason jar. I love using these Ball canning jars that I found on Amazon.
Ball Mason Jars are my favorite for storing sauces and condiments, and I also use them to organize my pantry. They have really helped to keep things more streamlined, where I can find what I am looking for.
You can use this sauce on my delicious Grilled Teriyaki Chicken. Seriously, there is nothing like it.
If you are looking for more delicious sauces like this homemade teriyaki sauce, check these other fun sauces and condiments we have made recently.
Making your own sauces at home really is that simple. It's nothing hard or fancy and your food will taste so much better!
Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
You will never buy storebought teriyaki sauce again after trying this recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 3 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar and ginger. Heat on medium high until the sugar has dissolved
- Dissolve cornstarch in water in a separate mixing bowl and then add to the saucepan. Cook for 6-8 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1/2 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 265Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 2309mgCarbohydrates: 62gFiber: 1gSugar: 53gProtein: 6g
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Tera
Tuesday 24th of April 2012
Just wondering if this could be made in a big batch and stored in the fridge? Thanks! I can't wait to try this!
Jennifer Sikora
Wednesday 25th of April 2012
Hi Tera
I have no clue. I am sure it can and stored, but I think I would just try it at different levels to see how long it can be left. I have left it for as long as a week. Let me know what you find out.