Sweet and sticky homemade teriyaki sauce is one of our go-to sauces for marinades and stir fry recipes. Homemade teriyaki tastes so much better than store bought and you can make it with easy ingredients!
Teriyaki sauce is such a delicious simple recipe to make at home.
This sauce is great for marinades or any of your favorite homemade stir fry recipes like Teriyaki Vegetables, Teriyaki Noodles, Teriyaki Cauliflower, and Teriyaki Tofu.
It’s perfect for making tasty takeout style recipes at home just like our stir fry sauce, and orange sauce recipes.
Making your own teriyaki sauce is quick, easy, and so flavorful!
What is teriyaki sauce made of?
Homemade teriyaki sauce is made with a combination of soy sauce, water, sugar, and ginger.
For this recipe, we use orange juice along with fresh garlic and minced ginger to really make the flavor pop.
Fresh squeezed orange juice would be even more delicious if you have it on hand.
You can also substitute pineapple juice in place of the orange juice.
I do not recommend using garlic powder or powdered ginger because the flavor is not the same.
The fresh ingredients are what really give it the great flavor!
This sauce is far better than anything you can buy in the store.
How to make homemade teriyaki sauce
This sauce comes together in less than 15 minutes making it perfect for a quick dinner or marinade!
It is so simple to throw together and made with only 8 ingredients.
Step 1: In a sauce pan, combine the soy sauce, orange juice, water, brown sugar, fresh ginger, and minced garlic.
Step 2: Heat the sauce until the brown sugar dissolves, around 5 minutes.
How do You thicken Teriyaki Sauce?
Step 3: In a bowl, mix together the corn starch and cold water to make the slurry.
This is what helps get the sauce to the desired thickness.
It make the sauce that perfect sticky thick texture just like a store bought sauce.
Your sauce will start out thin. The slurry will thicken it up quickly!
Step 4: Add the corn starch slurry to the teriyaki sauce and whisk or stir for 3 – 5 minutes, as the sauce thickens.
Once the teriyaki sauce is finished, use it as marinade or pour it on your favorite stir fry recipe.
Recipe Substitutions
You can use pineapple juice in place of orange juice in this recipe for a fun twist!
To make this sauce gluten free, substitute gluten free soy sauce or tamari for the regular soy sauce.
The only thing I do not recommend is to use powdered garlic or ginger like I said previously.
That fresh minced ginger and garlic is what gives the sauce that authentic flavor!
This sauce is so delicious and really so quick to throw together.
If you have never made teriyaki before, you will really be surprised at how simple it is!
Your family will love this sauce.
I love mine poured over teriyaki noodles or for homemade teriyaki tofu.
It really is very versatile and would be lovely in just about any stir fry recipe.
If you do not use it all, you can store it in the fridge for a few days and use it again for another recipe!
This sauce can easily be made ahead and used for dinner later that day.
Just make the recipe, and place in a mason jar with a lid to seal it.
Pop it in the fridge and use it when you are ready!
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Teriyaki Sauce
This sticky and sweet homemade teriyaki sauce is easy to make. The perfect sauce for marinades and stir fry recipes!
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- ¾ cup orange juice
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
For the corn starch slurry
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- ¼ cup cold water
Instructions
- Add soy sauce, orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, minced garlic, and minced ginger to a sauce pan
- Heat over medium for around 5 minutes, until brown sugar dissolves
- In a bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the corn starch slurry
- Add the slurry to the sauce, and continue to cook an additional 3 - 5 minutes, whisking or stirring often, until thick
- Use this teriyaki sauce for marinades or any stir fry recipe!
Notes
To make this teriyaki sauce gluten free
To make this gluten free, use a gluten free soy sauce or tamari
Can I substitute pineapple juice?
Yes, you can substitute pineapple juice for the orange juice
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 68Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 775mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 1g
Linda
Monday 5th of September 2022
Thank you for this simple and easy to make recipe. I will make it. Thanks.
lydi a
Sunday 19th of June 2022
i am allergic to oranges, can i substitute pineapple juice
Joy Shull
Monday 20th of June 2022
Yes, that would be delicious!
Tonya
Friday 13th of May 2022
Can you can it like you would d jams? So you have a longer non refrigerated sauce.
Diane Scott
Thursday 7th of April 2022
This sauce was amazing. So much better than store bought. What I liked most was it didn’t have the saltiness of soy sauce but the flavor was there. My go to sauce from now on. Thanks for sharing!
Roxanne
Monday 28th of March 2022
I was making jerky and missed that I needed teriyaki sauce. I didn't have any so went on pinterest and found your recipe. It was quick and very easy, although I used pineapple juice instead of orange juice cause that's all I had. Very nice, great tasting sauce! I had enough left over and used it for supper that night with chicken. OMGoodness! We enjoyed it so much that I made another batch x 6 minus the water and cornstarch. I divided it into 6 equal portions, put in sour cream containers with a note on each to add 1/4 cup water and 2 Tbsps cornstarch and froze them! Next time we wanted teriyaki, I just went to the freezer. Turned out beautifully! Thank you for sharing your recipe!!
Joy Shull
Thursday 31st of March 2022
What a great idea to freeze the teriyaki sauce, thanks for sharing!