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Chicken Teriyaki Sauce
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Teriyaki Sauce

This super simple, no fail, best teriyaki sauce will become a staple in your weeknight dinner menu. The sauce works on just about anything- grilled chicken, baked fish, or steamed vegetables!
Yield: about 1 ½ cups sauce
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Japanese
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • ½ cup sake
  • ½ cup Mirin (Japanese sweet cooking rice wine)
  • ½ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 2 Tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

  • In a small sauce pot, combine sake, Mirin, soy sauce and sugar.  Set over medium heat and cook until sugar dissolves.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch with 2 Tbsp water to make a slurry. Once smooth, whisk into sauce. Bring sauce to a boil. Remove from heat.

Notes

Keep leftover sauce in an airtight container for up to a week. The sauce will thicken when cold. Simply reheat in the microwave or over low heat to loosen.