Teriyaki Sauce

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Teriyaki Sauce is a great ingredient used in many delicious stir fry recipes. It is easy to make at home with a few simple ingredients.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: asian

Servings: servings

Calories: 18kcal

1 cup water
1/3 cup soy sauce (please see my section in the post on how to replace soy sauce to make gluten free teriyaki sauce)
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar (optional, see note 1)
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
3 cloves garlic minced (see note 2)
1 tablespoon corn starch

Combine all of the ingredients in a small sauce pan over medium heat.
Stir regularly while bringing to a boil.
Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes or until sauce has thickened.

We love the tang that the rice wine vinegar brings to this recipe. That being said, if it is not something you keep on hand, you can skip it or replace it with 1/2 a teaspoon white vinegar. Though it is also great in my Bang Bang Shrimp.
As you can see from the photos, the garlic and ginger are visible in the final sauce. If you would like a sauce that is uniform in color and texture you can replace the fresh ginger and garlic with 1 teaspoon EACH of ground garlic and ground ginger.