Teriyaki Sauce (照り焼きのたれ)

Teriyaki Sauce (照り焼きのたれ)

This is so easy to make, four ingredients is all you need, and like people's secret BBQ sauce or secret burger sauce, the Japanese too have their ways to make their own signature homemade teriyaki sauce. American teriyaki sauce normally includes grated or powdered ginger and or garlic, Japanese does not.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 1 cup of sauce

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ½ cup mirin, Aji is fine, Hon is preferred
  • ½ cup sake
  • ¼ cup sugar

Instructions
 

  • The three liquid ingredients, Soy Sauce, Mirin (8% alcohol), and Japanese Sake (15-25% alcohol). The sugar is just out of view.
  • Add all ingredients to a sauce pan, stir continuously and bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the sauce slightly thickens.
  • Pour the sauce into a sterilized jar and let sit, uncovered, until cooled. The sauce thickens just a bit more as it cools as well, and just to note, Japanese teriyaki sauce not really thick. Store in the fridge for up to 2 to 3 weeks.

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This recipe for Teriyaki Sauce inspired by Just One Cookbook.
  1. 5 stars
    Super easy to make!!

    • Easy, and tasty, like I showed you, and you made it, just 4 ingredients. No ginger or garlic needed. Thanks for the great comment, Sammy 🙂

  2. 5 stars
    I brought back sake for Lee when I recently visited Japan, and I will say, this recipe is 100% what teriyaki sauce is supposed to taste like, this is very very good and is the only teriyaki sauce we use now.

  3. 5 stars
    I made this on 21 Aug 2018. I did a taste test, first tasting a very small amount of imported (commercial) teriyaki sauce, that tasted exactly like soy sauce and ginger. Did a quick rinse of the taste buds (beer works) then tasted what I made, world of difference, and homemade is the way to go, hands down, sweeter, flavor from the sake and mirin (I lived in Japan for 13 years, I know what good teriyaki sauce is). Later, I asked my wife, who recently came back from a vacation to Japan, and tasted real teriyaki sauce there, tasted both. I did not tell her my results. Her words, the imported tastes like soy sauce and ginger, and what I made, is perfect. Nothing more to say, highly recommended.

  4. Looks good, Lee! I’ve been wanting to grill shrimp with a Teriyaki marinade, and I think this will do the trick! I’ll let you know how it turns out.

  5. I buy and use teriyaki sauce, but store bought, the thought of making my own would be great.

    Soy sauce no problem,
    The Sake I can make myself.
    Sugar, yep.
    But where do you get the mirin, or maybe a better question is what is the name in Thai?

    • Good question regarding the mirin. I bought Aji-Mirin in Tesco in the city, look in the aisle with the soy sauces and other sauces, it is an import, Kikkoman brand, and is a basic mirin for everyday use, there is a liquor stamp as it is 8% alcohol. A shortcut if you cannot find mirin, 1/4 cup sake + 1/4 cup water + 3 tablespoons sugar. Mirin is basically watered down and sweetened sake 🙂 Happy cooking 🙂

    • Also in Tesco, the larger ones have a section in the wine area that has Chinese cooking wines (Shaoxing) and I believe they have sake and mirin as well.

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