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 (665 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
Trisha Yardley on 2026-08-02 (5 stars): Absolutely delicious and perfect as written!
DLB on 2026-07-17 (5 stars): simple ingredients, awesome results
Efrain on 2026-07-02 (5 stars): great sauce.
Tina on 2026-06-25 (5 stars): I have tried this using the low sodium soy sauce. I thought it was delicious and as good as or better than some restaurants. I have ordered the tamari and look forward to trying it as written.
V. H. on 2026-06-18 (4 stars): I thought so as well, so I addressed about 8 ounces of pineapple juice and a splash of rice wine vinegar. Delicious!
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!
