Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe (2024)

Posted: 04/07/2022

An easy homemade teriyaki sauce recipe made from pantry staples. This sauce is bold and thick and is great as a marinade or as a sauce served with your favorite meats or vegetables.

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Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

There are lots of things I used to never considered making before, turning instead to the conveniently bottled versions. Salad dressings, mayonnaise, etc. Some of them I still buy bottled – mayonnaise – and some I make from scratch at home – salad dressings. One of these condiments that I love to make from scratch is homemade Teriyaki sauce. It is so super easy and good, it made me wonder why I ever bought the store bought kind!

This homemade teriyaki sauce recipe only takes minutes to make, and tastes a lot better than the jarred sauce. This sauce is great just served as a sauce alongside your favorite meats as well as a marinade. I love that it is so versatile!

Ingredients

• Brown Sugar: I use light brown sugar. You could also up the amount of honey, but I think they both bring in different flavors, so I like to use both.
• Soy Sauce: I always use low sodium soy sauce. You could also use tamari.
• Honey: If you like the sauce sweeter, use 2 tablespoons, otherwise just use one.
• Garlic: I always have fresh garlic on hand, so I like to use fresh. You could sub in garlic powder. If you do, you’ll need about 1/4 teaspoon.
• Ginger: I don’t always have fresh ginger on hand, so that is why I use ground ginger. Feel free to use fresh if you do have it, though. You’ll need 1-2 tablespoons of fresh ginger if you do sub.
• Cornstarch: This is what will thicken up your sauce. The sauce will get decently thick, so if you prefer a thinner sauce, feel free to cut this amount in half.

How to Make Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

It really doesn’t get much easier than this recipe!

1: Start by combining all of your ingredients except the cornstarch and 1/4 cup of water. Whisk to combine, and set over medium heat.

2: In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and the 1/4 cup water.

3: Pour the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan.

4: Cook, whisking, until the sauce thickens.

How to Use This Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

This homemade teriyaki sauce makes a thicker sauce that the bottled sauce, so it would be good served on top of something, but I have also used it as a marinade. If you don’t want it thick as a marinade you can skip adding the cornstarch and extra water.

Here are some of my favorite ways to use this sauce:

• As sauce with grilled chicken
• Add it to chicken pieces and broccoli and serve over rice
• As a glaze for salmon
• Mixed into noodles
• In any stir fry

Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Video

If you want to watch how this teriyaki sauce is made, watch the video above.

Storage

I usually make this teriyaki sauce when I need it, but it’s also great to just have on hand for an easy dinner.

I store it in a mason jar in the refrigerator. I will usually try to go through it in a week or less, but really, it should be good for 2-3 weeks if stored properly.

I have not tried to freeze this, although I’m assuming it would freeze well.

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