Easy Teriyaki Sauce Recipe - How to Make Teriyaki Sauce at Home

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar + sugar

💰Cheaper: white wine + sugar

Rice vinegar + sugar mimics the sweetness and acidity of mirin.

sake

🥗Healthier: white grape juice

💰Cheaper: dry sherry

White grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds a unique flavor while being a natural sweetener.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot powder thickens without altering flavor.

Combine 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of soy sauce in a bowl and mix.

Add 1/4 cup of brown sugar and 1/4 cup of honey to the mixture.

Add 1 tbsp of garlic and 1 tsp of ginger to the bowl and mix everything together.

Let the mixture simmer for about 5 minutes.

After simmering, add 2 tbsp of cornstarch to the sauce to thicken it to your preferred consistency.

Note that the sauce will thicken more as it cools.

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