Teriyaki Sauce is very easy to make at home with just a few simple ingredients and about 10 minutes. This is a perfect sauce to add to chicken, salmon, vegetables, wings, and so much more.
Teriyaki sauce is a great sauce to make a big batch of and keep in the fridge for easy dinners during the week. It’s great because:
- It’s so easy to make, takes about 10 minutes.
- You can use it to make chicken teriyaki, salmon, rice bowls, on meatballs, to toss chicken wings, or in shrimp, or just stir-fried veggies.
- This homemade sauce tastes so much better than any store-bought teriyaki I’ve ever tried, and has no extra preservatives or additives
- I love how easy it is to make gluten free.
How To Make Teriyaki Sauce
- Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl first, making sure you whisk in cornstarch well.
- Pour the mixture into a sauce pot and bring it to simmer over medium heat.
- Make sure to slowly stir often and it gets hot and as it simmers.
- Simmer it for just a few minutes and it’s done!
How To Make Teriyaki Sauce Gluten Free?
- Soy sauce is the only ingredient in this recipe that contains gluten. Substitute regular low sodium soy sauce for a gluten free soy sauce and that’s all. Gluten free soy sauce is widely available in most grocery stores.
- If you gluten free soy sauce is not available, use tamari instead.
Storing Instructions
- Storing: best way to store homemade Teriyaki Sauce is in a glass jar with an air-tight lid. Store it in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- To use some of the sauce: make sure to pour some out instead of scooping it with the spoon. This will ensure that bacteria is not introduced to the sauce by the spoon and extend the shelf life.
- Freezing: to freeze, simply pour cooled teriyaki sauce into a freezer zip-top bag (or several smaller portion bags), get the air out, seal, label and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Thawing: Make sure to slow-thaw the frozen sauce in the refrigerator.
How to Use Teriyaki Sauce?
- Main dish sauce: you can add this sauce while cooking chicken, shrimp, or veggies. Add it right to the pan when the meat and veggies are almost done cooking.
- Marinade: You can use this recipe as a marinade even before cooking the sauce. Or, you can use already cooked teriyaki sauce as a marinade.
- Glaze: you can glaze grilled meats with this sauce. It will work well with baked meats as well.
- Wing sauce: this teriyaki sauce is excellent as a wing sauce. Simply toss cooked wings with it and serve.
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Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
Incredibly easy and delicious homemade Teriyaki Sauce that goes perfectly in many dishes and takes only a few minutes to prepare.
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Servings: 4 (makes about 2.5 cups)
Calories: 182kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup low sodium soy sauce* (use gluten free sauce if needed)
- 6 garlic cloves pressed
- 1 tsp fresh ginger grated on a fine grater
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients for the sauce in a small mixing bowl. Whisk well until everything is incorporated.
- Pour in the mixture into a sauce pot and bring it to simmer over medium heat. Stir often while the sauce heats up and thickens.
- Let is simmer for a couple more minutes, stirring often. Take off heat and the sauce is ready for use.
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Notes
- *Gluten free notes: if you need to make this sauce gluten free, use gluten free sauce sauce, tamari. (Note that coconut aminos is not as good of a substitute in this sauce because soy is such a big part of the recipe.)
- Storing: store cooled sauce in a glass jar with an air-tight lid. Store it in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.
- To use some of the sauce: make sure to pour some out instead of scooping it with the spoon. This will ensure that bacteria is not introduced to the sauce by the spoon and extend the shelf life.
Nutrition
Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2648mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
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Originally published on Will Cook For Smiles in September 2019.
Amy Jones says
I made this today and OH MY GOSH!! So so tasty and so easy… I had no idea!! Never going back to store bought!! 🎉 (I added the chicken from your other video too!). Delicious!
Lyuba Brooke says
I love hearing that, Amy! Thank you so much!
Robin Harris says
My 16 yr old daughter and I fixed this for dinner tonight… quick, easy, and super yummy! We doubled the recipe so we would have leftovers. So happy we did! Wish I had taking a picture.
LyubaB says
Hi Robin,
That’s awesome! I am so glad you liked it!
Mary Mack says
Thank you – easy and delicious!
F&F: Ammi's Kitchen says
Yum! One of my favorite sauces and your recipe looks so easy!
LyubaB says
Thanks!