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Teriyaki Sauce and Marinade

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Chances are good you already have the ingredients you need to make homemade teriyaki sauce in your pantry or refrigerator. If you’ve got five minutes, you can make a sauce that’s better than any bottled version, which can be used to dress up chicken, pork, steak and salmon.

Ingredients

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Basic Sauce

  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons mirin or aji-mirin
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh minced ginger
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Slurry (optional)

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and let cool.
  3. Store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Notes

If you want a thick sauce, by all means mix in the slurry. For marinating, you probably should not use the slurry.

Mirin is a sweet Japanese rice wine, similar to sake but with a lower alcohol content and higher sugar  content. If you don’t have mirin, you can use sherry with a pinch of sugar added to it. If using as a marinade, omit the Slurry and let the sauce cool completely before using.

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Find it online: https://simplygreatrecipes.com/teriyaki-sauce-and-marinade/