Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
on Jan 02, 2021, Updated Jul 30, 2024
Homemade Teriyaki Sauce is our go-to sauce for marinades and stir fry recipes. This recipe tastes so much better than store bought and you can make it yourself with easy ingredients!
This Homemade Teriyaki Sauce Recipe is so delicious!
Teriyaki sauce is such a delicious simple recipe to make at home.
I don’t know about you, but I am always consistently disappointed with store bought teriyaki sauce. I just don’t find the flavor to be anything special.
Making your own teriyaki sauce is quick, easy, and so flavorful! Once you try this recipe, you won’t go back.
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.
You can find the full recipe and instructions at the bottom of this post, but here’s what you will need to make this sauce.
Ingredients You Will Need
- Soy sauce
- Orange juice: you can also substitute pineapple juice
- Brown sugar
- Rice Vinegar
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Corn starch
- Cold water
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, but it’s not required!
Recipe Tip
Don’t have orange juice or just want to try something new? You can substitute pineapple juice in an equal amount for the orange juice in this recipe.
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!
Make it gluten free
To make this teriyaki sauce gluten free, all you need to do is substitute gluten free soy sauce or tamari for the regular soy sauce. The rest of the ingredients are naturally gluten free.
How to make Teriyaki Sauce
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, stirring often, for around 5 minutes.
How to 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.
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!
Storing
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! Leftover teriyaki sauce will keep in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
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Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
For the corn starch slurry
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1/4 cup cold water
Instructions
- Add the soy sauce, orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, minced garlic, and minced ginger to a sauce pan
- Heat the sauce over medium for around 5 minutes, stirring often, until the 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!
Can this recipe be water bath canned?
I do not have canning experience so I am not not able to say. If anyone knows please respond here to Diane!
If I use clear jel instead of cornstarch could I can this safely?
Does this have to be refrigerated if there are leftovers?
Yes, leftovers would need to be refrigerated.
Just delicious. I have tried a lot of teriyaki sauces. Best one yet! Thank you
So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
I tried your sauce it was amazing and my family loved it. Just wondering how much to make to cover 35 meatballs, should i double, triple? Also can you freeze it. Thank you,
I found your recipe and didn’t have Oj or pineapple juice. I used sprite as a last ditch effort to get dinner done.
Shared a plate with mom next door, she still asks when I’m going to make that sauce again.! Soooo good!
You said you would not recommend powdered garlic. My husband can not eat garlic and our only alternative is a powdered garlic substitute from garlic scapes or no garlic at all. What would you suggest?
You can omit it if necessary, the flavor will just be a little different.
@Alexis, you can totally use powdered garlic….
Can I use apple cider vinegar instead of rice vinegar?
I would not recommend it as the flavor is pretty strong
Hi, is there any other substitute to the orange juice other than the pineapple juice, I currently don’t have oranges and my only orange juice is Sunny D
I love the ingredients and the ease of making this sauce
Does it freeze well without the slurry?