This homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe is delicious, easy to make, uses pantry ingredients, and is ready in minutes. You’ll never buy store bought again!
Want to make more sauces? Try my Tartar Sauce, Orange Marmalade, Homemade Ranch or the Best BBQ Sauce!
Why I love this sauce:
- Versatile – I use this to marinate chicken, for teriyaki salmon, to make Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry, our favorite Hawaiian Bowls, and as a dipping sauce. The possibilities are endless!
- Fast – Ready to use in 10 minutes! Quicker than a trip to the store!
- Pantry Ingredients – You already have everything on hand!
Ingredients Needed:
All you need is soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ground ginger, brown sugar, garlic, honey, cornstarch and crushed red pepper flakes.
How to make Teriyaki Sauce:
Combine ingredients: Add all sauce ingredients to a saucepan over medium heat.
Boil: Bring sauce to a boil, stirring constantly, for about 1 minute. The sauce should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Serve: This is the best teriyaki sauce for stir fry, over rice, as a marinade, or see other suggestions below!
How to Use It:
- Serve over Coconut Rice , like in my Hawaiian Bowls.
- Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki Bowls.
- Teriyaki Chicken.
- Dip with Air Fryer Tofu.
- Make a Teriyaki burger, with a ring of pineapple and slathering of teriyaki sauce on top of a hamburger, turkey burger, or chicken burger.
- Teriyaki Pasta Salad.
Recipe Variations:
- Healthy Teriyaki Sauce: Feel free to cut down on the sugar, if you don’t mind less sweetness in the sauce.
- Without Cornstarch: Flour may be substituted for cornstarch at a 1:1 ratio in this homemade teriyaki sauce recipe.
- Teriyaki Sauce Marinade: We love to use this recipe as a marinade. Pour ¼ cup of sauce over raw chicken and set aside to marinate for at least 15 minutes (or longer if using chicken breasts).
- Gluten Free: Use gluten free soy sauce.
- Vegan: Leave out the honey.
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:
To Make Ahead: This recipe can be made up to 1 week ahead of time. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
To Freeze: Allow to cool completely and store in a freezer safe bag. Lay the bag flat in your freezer to ensure it freezes evenly and to save space. Thaw in the fridge overnight before using.
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Recipe
Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients
- ½ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch+ 2 tsp water , mixed together to make a cornstarch slurry
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Make the teriyaki sauce by adding all of the sauce ingredients to a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and boil for about 1 minute. The sauce should be thick enough to coat the back of the spoon.
Notes
- Healthy Teriyaki Sauce: Feel free to cut down on the sugar, if you don’t mind less sweetness in the sauce.
- Without Cornstarch: Flour may be substituted for cornstarch at a 1:1 ratio in this homemade teriyaki sauce recipe.
- Teriyaki Sauce Marinade: This is a great marinade! Pour ¼ cup of sauce over raw chicken and set aside to marinate for at least 15 minutes (or longer if using chicken breasts).
- Gluten Free: Use gluten free soy sauce.
- Vegan: Leave out the honey.
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I originally shared this recipe May 2021. Updated March 2022.
I was in the search for a good homemade Teriyaki sauce and had tried several but something was always not quite right. Until this recipe. My husband asked what brand it was so we could get it again. Once he found out it was homemade, he asked if we could double or triple the recipe next time! This is now the only Teriyaki sauce recipe we use.
I made this with a few tweaks. I sautéed the garlic and fresh ginger first then added the rest along with toasted sesame seeds.
Made teriyaki chicken rice bowls and it came out great!
Thanks for this.
Who knew – making your own teriyaki sauce was so easy and delicious? This was awesome! And, I agree with you, I don’t think I will ever buy from the store again.
Absolutely delicious! This recipe has my husband’s do it again approval! I used cayenne pepper because I didn’t have red pepper flakes.