The best homemade teriyaki sauce recipe EVER! You'll never get store-bought again!
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT5M
Total time: PT10M
Rating
4.96 stars (653 reviews)
Keywords
Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients
1/2 cup tamari
1/4 cup brown sugar
see brown sugar alternative ((for low sugar option))
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger (,minced)
1 teaspoon garlic (,minced)
1 tablespoon honey ((Vegans: use agave nectar or sweetener of choice))
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 tablespoons mirin ((see note))
1/4 cup water mixed with 3 teaspoons cornstarch
Categories
condiment
Sauce
Cuisine
Asian
Japanese
Steps
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
Store in the fridge for up to a week. Makes about 1 1/4 cups teriyaki sauce.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 48 kcal
Carbohydrates: 10 g
Protein: 1 g
Sodium: 574 mg
Sugar: 7 g
Reviews
vanan on 2026-06-15 (5 stars): Great homemade teriyaki sauce recipe—very useful and flavorful!
Dan on 2026-06-11 (3 stars): decent sauce, tried it a few times but not the best by a long way. needs acidity also
Andy on 2026-05-23 (5 stars): very good sauce,my go to recipe. I'll never by store-bought again.
Emma leigh on 2026-05-17 (5 stars): i used 1/4 light soy and 1/2 cup water so it wasnt too salty. absolutely the best sauce! bye bye store bought teriyaki!
mehsurf on 2026-05-10 (5 stars): I never made my own teriyaki sauce until today. I was actually glad I didn’t have a bottle of teriyaki sauce on hand because using your recipe it was so good! The recipe was perfect for my teriyaki salmon. I did have to substitute soy sauce for Tamari but it worked out great.Thanks so much for a tasty annd easy to make recipe!
Elise on 2026-05-09 (3 stars): I used low sodium soy sauce and it was still so so so salty and I love salt.
Noah on 2026-04-26 (5 stars): I can’t tell you how close this tastes to the restaurant I grew up having teriyaki chicken at. Truly authentic. Thank you for the recipe!
Tammy on 2026-04-19 (5 stars): Delicious!
Jean on 2026-04-03 (4 stars): I am doing what I hate to see people do in reviews, but I did need to tweak after tasting. Added a bit of rice wine vinegar, additional sesame oil, garlic, and ginger (was jarred so probably not as potent). With changes was very good. Before changes was a bit sweet and soy forward.
Stephanie on 2026-03-29 (5 stars): Simple and delicious!
Jeri Armagosr on 2026-03-26 (5 stars): Made this and it is definitely a keeper! Hubby praised it. That doesn’t happen often. I had to substitute the mirin with rice vinegar and sugar.
