Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Make your very own homemade teriyaki sauce at home with this easy recipe. It’s made with just 5 simple ingredients and can be ready in just minutes!

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Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Making teriyaki sauce at home is easy, and this homemade version is better than any store-bought teriyaki sauce. It tastes delicious, and it’s super versatile, too!

Recipes to Use Teriyaki Sauce

My go-to teriyaki recipe can be used as a tasy accompaniment or marinade to a variety of chicken dishes, beef and seafood recipes, and stir-frys. Here are a few of our favorite ways to use it –

• Baked Teriyaki Chicken
• Hawaiian Beef Sliders
• Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
• Grilled Salmon
• Hawaiian Ham Sandwiches
• Chicken Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps

Here’s how to make it:

How to Make Teriyaki Sauce

INGREDIENTS –

• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup soy sauce (I use a low-sodium soy sauce)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

DIRECTIONS –

1. Mix all the ingredients in a small saucepan.
2. Heat on medium-high heat until boiling, stirring frequently.
3. Turn the heat down and let the sauce simmer in the sauce pan for about 10 minutes.
4. You can use it immediately on your favorite dish, but it is even better if you let it cool slightly, pour it into an airtight container and let it chill in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.

This really has the BEST flavor!

VARIATIONS –

• Use the sauce as a glaze by adding a tablespoon or two of cornstarch as a thickener to your sauce pan before it boils.
• To thin it out and make it even sweeter, add 1-2 tablspoons of pineapple juice.

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Easy Teriyaki Sauce

Servings: 16 servings

Make your very own homemade teriyaki sauce at home with this easy recipe. It’s made with just 5 simple ingredients and can be ready in just minutes!

Cook Time:15 minutes mins

Total Time:15 minutes mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Instructions

• Mix all the ingredients in a small saucepan.
• Heat on medium-high heat until boiling, stirring frequently.
• Turn the heat down and let the sauce simmer for about 10 minutes.
• You can use it immediately on your favorite dish, but it is even better if you let it cool slightly, pour it into an airtight container and let it chill in the fridge for 30-45 minutes.

Notes

Makes approximately 2 cups of sauce

Nutrition

Serving: 2 tablesppons · Calories: 61 kcal · Carbohydrates: 14 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 0.02 g · Saturated Fat: 0.002 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003 g · Sodium: 815 mg · Potassium: 51 mg · Fiber: 0.1 g · Sugar: 14 g · Vitamin C: 0.02 mg · Calcium: 15 mg · Iron: 0.5 mg

Other Notes

Course: sauce

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: 30 minutes or less, dip, sauce