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Drizzling authentic Japanese teriyaki sauce over chicken.
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Best Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

This easy homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe comes together from just three ingredients, and it will keep in the fridge for months. It's how we make Teriyaki in Japan, and the sauce can be used to glaze chicken teriyaki, season stir-fries, or marinate seafood.
Course Basics, Condiments & Pickles
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword sauce
Level Beginner
Diet Dairy-Free, Low-Fat, Pescatarian, Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 62kcal
Author Marc Matsumoto

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ cup evaporated cane sugar (120 grams)
  • ½ cup soy sauce (135 grams)
  • ½ cup sake (115 grams)
Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Use a funnel to add the ½ cup evaporated cane sugar, ½ cup soy sauce, and ½ cup sake into a jar or squeeze bottle, and then cover tightly with the lid.
    ½ cup evaporated cane sugar, ½ cup soy sauce, ½ cup sake
    Adding sake to teriyaki sauce in a bottle.
  • Shake the bottle until the sugar has completely dissolved.
    Shaking a bottle of homemade teriyaki sauce.
  • Store in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it.
  • If you want to use this as a condiment for cooked foods, you can pour it into a pot and boil it until it becomes thick and syrupy. Then, you can let it cool and store the finished sauce in the fridge.

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Nutrition

Calories: 62kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.04g | Saturated Fat: 0.001g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 648mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 10g | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg