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Homemade teriyaki sauce drizzled over grilled chicken with sesame seeds and green onions.
Alyssa

Simple Teriyaki Sauce

This quick and easy homemade teriyaki sauce adds the perfect Japanese touch to meat, fish, noodle stir fries, and rice, or as a dipping sauce for chicken wings and dumplings.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Asian
Calories: 20
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup water
  • 0.25 cup soy sauce
  • 5 teaspoons packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon honey or more to taste
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 0.25 cup cold water

Method
 

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine water, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, ginger, and garlic powder. Heat until nearly warm, about 1 minute.
  3. In a cup, mix cornstarch with cold water until dissolved, then add to the saucepan.
  4. Cook and stir the sauce until it thickens, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

This sauce can also be used as a dipping sauce for chicken wings and dumplings.