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Basic Teriyaki Sauce

Basic Teriyaki Sauce

⏱ Prep: 5 min ⏱ Cook: 1 min

Ingredients

  • 8 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp sake (rice wine or sherry)
  • 4 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp granulated white sugar
  • 1.5 tsp minced garlic
  • 1.5 tsp grated ginger

Instructions

  1. Heat a saucepan.

  2. Pour-in the soy sauce, water, and rice wine. Stir.

  3. Gradually add the white and brown sugars. Stir.

  4. Add the garlic and ginger. Stir and then cook until the liquid starts boiling.

  5. Turn the heat off. Stir to dissolve the sugar.

  6. Let the mixture pass through a strainer to trap the garlic and ginger.

  7. Let cool. Serve as a sauce or use as an ingredient to cook your favorite teriyaki dish.

  8. Share and enjoy!