This easy homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe only takes 10 minutes with basic pantry ingredients! It's flavorful and absolutely delicious!
Take 10-minutes to make the best homemade Teriyaki Sauce.
Take 10-minutes to make the best homemade Teriyaki Sauce.This teriyaki sauce is an absolute staple in my fridge. I use it to marinate salmon and Teriyaki Chicken, or our favorite Hawaiian Bowls, or Teriyaki Pasta salad. Anything you'd use store-bought teriyaki sauce for, this homemade teriyaki sauce is better! Store-bought sauces have dozens of weird ingredients and preservatives you can't even pronounce, and this homemade version has real, simple ingredients you always have on hand. Plus we know by now that homemade tastes better and is less expensive, too. 🙂
If you wanna really up your homemade sauce game, try our BBQ Sauce, Ketchup, Salsa, Ranch Dressing or Enchilada Sauce!
Recipe
Teriyaki Sauce
Equipment
- saucepan
Ingredients
- ½ cup low-sodium soy sauce (128g) ,or tamari (for gluten-free)
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar (60g)
- 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 (or use flour)
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a saucepan over medium heat.½ cup low-sodium soy sauce, 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 Tablespoon sesame oil, ¼ cup + 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon honey, ¾ teaspoon ground ginger, 1 clove garlic, 2 teaspoons cornstarch+ 2 tsp water, ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 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. Remove from heat.
- Store teriyaki sauce in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.
- Ideas for using Teriyaki Sauce:Teriyaki Chicken Teriyaki Salmon BowlHawaiian Bowls Burgers: Smothered over a Hamburger, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, or Turkey Burger, with add a ring of pineapple and and extra teriyaki sauce.
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I originally shared this recipe May 2021. Updated March 2022 and April 2025.
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This recipe is amazing. I made this sauce for teriyaki chicken last night and there were no leftovers. I accidentally added a little more soy than the recipe by mistake, but it still tasted great. I love teriyaki and cannot wait to make it again. It is quick, easy, and delicious! Thank you!
SO much better than bottled! One of the most versatile & well loved recipes in my kitchen.
Love the teriyaki sauce, I usually have some made up and ready in the fridge..
Just made this tonight for dinner (chicken, brown rice, and broccoli). So good and delicious!
Delicious Teriyaki sauce 😋
I made this for Teriyaki Meatballs because I forgot to pick up sauce at the store. It was so easy and it tastes great. I only put in a sprinkle of red pepper flakes because of kids, but otherwise followed the recipe. It’s a keeper.
Great recipe. Easy and the end result was delicious!
I’m officially calling this ‘quick-draw teriyaki sauce’, as literal start to finish was 5 minutes flat! I left out the honey (didn’t want it super sweet) and the pepper flakes (5 y/o in the house) and it was so, so delicious. We just drizzled it over plain white rice with some sesame seed garnish for a quick, lazy Saturday dinner. Thank you for the fastest sauce in the West!
Never commented on a recipe before but this sauce was amazing. Put it on some chicken wings and came out fantastic. Will definitely make again and put it over rice.
Great sauce ! Thank you.
Lauren Allen I want to thank you for the teriyaki sauce recipe it is fantastic it is perfect it’s one of the few recipes I don’t know there are many more recipes I don’t know of course but the ones that I want to know anyway thank you so much and I appreciate you posting online your personal recipes they are fantastic thank you Rick Moore