Teriyaki Sauce

overview

• effort: low
• time: 15 minutes
• serves: 2-4 people

notes

• Many recipes call for cornstarch. This is unnecessary; if you add enough sugar and cook it down a few more minutes it will thicken on its own.
• If you can’t clean the pan immediately, soak it in hot water to dissolve the sugar.
• The sauce will thicken as it cools, so it’s fine to leave it on the runnier side and let it sit for a bit.

tools

• saucepan
• spatula

ingredients

• low sodium soy sauce
• sake
  • If you don’t have sake, substitute it for more mirin and add less sugar.
• mirin
  • If you don’t have mirin either, it’s just going to taste like sweet soy sauce. I recommend buying bottled teriyaki sauce instead.
• sugar

steps

1. put a saucepan on medium heat.
2. combine equal parts soy sauce, sake, and mirin in the pan.
3. add a generous amount of sugar.
4. cook until sauce thickens into the consistency of maple syrup, stirring frequently.

troubleshooting

• too thin: add more sugar and cook longer.
• too salty: add more sugar and cook for less time.
• too sweet: add less sugar. (most mirin is also sweetened)
• tastes burnt: turn down the heat and stir more.