Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

This easy homemade teriyaki sauce comes together to create a sweet and tangy sticky glaze with a bit of ginger, garlic, oyster sauce, and soy sauce for a hefty dose of flavor.

Why this recipe works

With a quick blitz of an immersion blender you’ll have homemade teriyaki sauce at your fingertips. Perfect for spooning over cooked meats, tossing into noodles, throwing into stir-fries, or dipping and dunking into chicken wings! 

Teriyaki sauce adds a nice touch of tangy-sweet to all sorts of dishes, so we like to keep it on hand for whenever we want to add a little extra punch of flavor. This homemade sauce keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 2 months so it’s great for prepping ahead of time and using in a variety of meals.

Ingredients you will need

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Ingredient Info and Substitution Suggestions

SAUCE – Our version of homemade teriyaki sauce uses both oyster sauce and soy sauce. Oyster sauce is thicker in consistency and is slightly sweeter than soy sauce. You can simply sub the oyster sauce out with more soy sauce but the results may be a bit saltier and thinner than shown in the photos.

SWEETENER – Both the honey and brown sugar help mellow out the strong flavors of the above sauces.

GARLIC AND GINGER – You can use fresh if preferred, however, we stuck to minced garlic and chopped ginger from a jar. It saves time in the kitchen and is great when you don’t have fresh garlic or ginger on hand.

How to Make Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

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1. Combine all ingredients and blend together with an immersion blender. The sauce will be thin as we are NOT adding cornstarch at this point.
2. Store in an airtight container or jar in the refrigerator.
3. To use, add about 1/2 cup of homemade teriyaki sauce to cooked meat or noodles in a skillet (for a family sized meal). To thicken, add a tablespoon of cornstarch to about 1/4 cup of water and whisk or stir to make a slurry. Add slurry to the skillet and simmer until thickened.

Frequently Asked Questions & Expert Tips

Serving Suggestions

Homemade teriyaki sauce can be used as a glaze, marinade, or dipper for just about anything. Serve it alongside wings to dip in or spoon it over cooked meats such as chicken, shrimp, or salmon. It’s also fantastic tossed with noodles or used in stir-fries! The choice is yours.

More Teriyaki Recipes

• Teriyaki Chicken
• Teriyaki Salmon
• Teriyaki Chicken and Rice

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Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Homemade teriyaki sauce is perfect for spooning over cooked meats, tossing into noodles, throwing into stir-fries, or dipping and dunking into chicken wings! 

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Course: Condiments

Cuisine: American, Asian

Servings: 40 servings (makes 2 1/2 cups total)

5 minutes mins

Calories: 26

Author: Amanda Davis

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup low sodium soy sauce
• ▢ ¼ cup sesame oil
• ▢ ½ cup oyster sauce
• ▢ ¼ cup honey
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons rice vinegar
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon chopped ginger
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon brown sugar

To Prepare

• ▢ cornstarch
• ▢ water

Things You’ll Need

• ▢
  immersion blender
• ▢
  Measuring cups and spoons

Before You Begin

• Sauce can be kept in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
• Our version of homemade teriyaki sauce uses both oyster sauce and soy sauce. Oyster sauce is thicker in consistency and is slightly sweeter than soy sauce. You can simply sub the oyster sauce out with more soy sauce but the results may be a bit thinner than shown in the photos.

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients and blend together with an immersion blender. The sauce will be thin as we are NOT adding cornstarch at this point.
• Store in an airtight container or jar in the refrigerator.

To Use and Thicken

• To use, add about 1/2 cup of homemade teriyaki sauce to cooked meat or noodles in a skillet (for a family sized meal).

  To thicken, add a tablespoon of cornstarch to about 1/4 cup of water and whisk or stir to make a slurry. Add slurry to the skillet and simmer until thickened.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving (1 Tablespoon) | Calories: 26cal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 309mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 0.04IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.1mg

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