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Teriyaki Sauce

Spicy teriyaki sauce sweetened with brown sugar and honey is the perfect all purpose recipe to use for all sorts of delicious dishes!
This recipe makes about 1.5 cups of sauce.
Course Condiment
Keyword sweet and spicy teriyaki sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Author Ang Paris

Ingredients

Teriyaki Sauce

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ginger minced
  • 2 cloves fresh garlic minced
  • ¾ teaspoon sesame oil
  • tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • pinch red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Slurry (to thicken sauce)

  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • sesame seeds optional

Instructions

  • In a small saucepan, combine all the ingredients for the teriyaki sauce over medium high heat.
    ½ cup soy sauce, ⅓ cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons honey, 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, 2 cloves fresh garlic, ¾ teaspoon sesame oil, 2½ tablespoons rice wine vinegar, pinch red pepper flakes
  • Simmer 2 minutes, whisking to dissolve the brown sugar.
  • In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch with cold water to create a slurry.
    1 tablespoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoons cold water
  • Drizzle the slurry a little at a time into the boiling sauce until the sauce reaches your desired thickness.
  • Stir in sesame seeds, if desired.
    sesame seeds