How to Make Teriyaki Sauce

When we talk about Japanese cuisine there is one thing to comes to mind: its delicious Teriyaki sauce, a perfect complement for roast meats.

Roasted or grilled, the thing is that in any dish we use it, it is going to have an unprecedented taste.

This sweet marinade drives everyone who tastes it crazy, but first it dazzles anyone who sees it due to its appearance. In fact, its name is due to this very aspect. Did you know that teriyaki is the combination of two words? It is indeed, on one side we have teri that refers to the brightness of the sauce, and on the other we have yaki, which refers the method of cooking, in this case, roasting.

Teriyaki sauce cannot be left out of dinner if we want to have a fast and delicious meal.

• 1 History of Teriyaki sauce.
• 2 What does the teriyaki consist of?
• 3 Recipes with Teriyaki sauce.
• 4 Where to buy Teriyaki sauce?
• 5 Teriyaki sauce recipe
  • 5.1 Teriyaki Sauce Ingredients
  • 5.2 How to make teriyaki sauce
• 6 Nutrition Facts
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History of Teriyaki sauce.

The history of this sauce comes from the seventeenth century, when the first Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.

When they settled down in this city they experimented combining both countries‘ traditional cuisines.

As time passed, they found out that the mixture of red sauce with pineapple juice results in a distinctive sweet flavor.

They started using it in fish-based dishes and then afterwards with any kind of grilled meat.

Over time, the formula improved until it became the one we know today.

The amount of sugar in the Teriyaki sauce is the reason it is so sweet.

Nowadays, there are many traditional recipes using this sauce such as chicken in Teriyaki sauce or salmon with Teriyaki sauce, along with other kinds of meats and fish such as tuna, trout, mackerel and others.

What does the teriyaki consist of?

The teriyaki technique has been used historically in Japanese cuisine; for this reason it is emblematic in traditional Japanese dishes.
It consists of cooking the meat by roasting it submerged in a sweet marinade and glazing it several times with the same sauce.

Recipes with Teriyaki sauce.

Where to buy Teriyaki sauce?

You can get this sauce at any supermarket in your city since it is very common. Otherwise, you can get it on online supermarkets such as Amazon, Walmart and others.
Even though you can buy it in its original bottle, our recommendation is to make the sauce yourself.

There is nothing compared to making your own recipes, although it is true that buying it saves us time.

But here is the good news: this recipe is super simple and easy-to-make, so you will not overwhelm yourself with long hours of cooking.

There are several methods used to prepare Teriyaki sauce, that is why there are different versions. The recipe we show you today is the classic one. We will explain other ways of preparing it below.

Teriyaki sauce recipe

• May 3, 2019

Typical of Japanese cuisine, Teriyaki sauce has a sweet and delicious taste that is perfect for preparing roast fish and meats.

• Prep Time 2 min
• Cook Time 8 min
• Total Time 10 min
• Yield 1 Recipient
• Serving Size 10g
• Energy 89 cal

• Cuisine
  • Japanese
• Course
  • Sauce
• Cooking Method
  • Cooking Pot

Buying, Cooking, and Recipes

The word teriyaki combines two Japanese words: teri, meaning luster, and yaki, meaning grill or broil. Though technically a cooking style, teriyaki in the United States generally refers to the associated sauce, which adds an amber-colored gloss and salty-sweet flavor to grilled meats and vegetables.

Fast Facts

• Place of Origin: Japan
• Main Ingredients: Soy sauce and sake or mirin
• Most Common Use: As a marinade or glaze for meat, poultry, fish, and vegetables

Teriyaki Sauce Uses

Teriyaki sauce is most often used as a marinade or a glaze for meats and fish. It’s best known for its combination with grilled chicken, but it also works in the oven or broiler, in a skillet on the stovetop, in a slow cooker, and in a wok for stir-frying. You can also drizzle it on the plate just before serving or put it on the table for use as a dipping sauce, for example, with potstickers or kabobs. It makes a great addition to the ground beef in a burger and can be used in place of barbecue sauce on ribs.

How to Cook With Teriyaki Sauce

You can buy bottled teriyaki sauce at the grocery store or make an authentic version at home with soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. The high sugar content means teriyaki sauce burns easily, so brush it on during the last few minutes of direct high-heat cooking such as on the grill or in the broiler. If you marinate meat in teriyaki sauce before you start cooking, drain or wipe off the excess before you put it on the grill or in the oven.

Teriyaki sauce can handle high heat during a quick turn in a wok, where it becomes thick and sticky and coats the meat and vegetables with flavor. It’s also OK to apply teriyaki sauce to chicken, fish, or vegetables before you bake a dish because the sustained lower heat works to caramelize the sauce. Serve teriyaki dishes with rice or bread to soak up the extra sauce.

What Does It Taste Like?

A sweet and tangy sticky sauce, authentic teriyaki delivers a big hit of salty umami from its simple base of soy sauce and mirin, a low-alcohol, sweeter version of sake, a traditional Japanese rice wine. Less traditional teriyaki recipes often include flavors such as garlic, ginger, citrus, and sesame.

Teriyaki Sauce Recipes

You can add teriyaki flavor to just about any protein or vegetable, including tofu and tempeh. Japanese chefs commonly cook fish and other seafood with a teriyaki glaze, and teriyaki chicken is a menu mainstay in Japanese restaurants, both in the United States and in Japan.

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• Teriyaki Chicken

Where to Buy Teriyaki Sauce

You can purchase bottled teriyaki sauce at nearly any grocery store or online. Specialty Asian markets may carry imported brands with a more authentic ingredient list, but you can easily make a traditional teriyaki sauce at home with just a few commonly available ingredients.

Storage

Store open bottles of teriyaki sauce in the refrigerator for up to a year. You can safely keep them in the pantry too, but you should use them within six months. Unopened bottles will be good in the pantry for up to three years. Homemade teriyaki sauce should be refrigerated and used much more quickly, within a few days, or frozen for longer storage.

Nutrition and Benefits

Teriyaki sauce adds great flavor and luster to foods, but it does not contribute much nutritionally. A tablespoon delivers about 16 calories and tiny amounts of protein, iron, potassium, and magnesium. Bottled teriyaki sauce can contain more than 50 percent of your daily recommended sodium intake, though, so it’s best used sparingly. You can reduce the amount of sodium significantly by making your own teriyaki sauce with low-sodium soy sauce.

People following gluten-free diets may need to avoid teriyaki sauce, which usually contains soy sauce with wheat as a common ingredient. However, some brands bottle a gluten-free version using tamari instead, a Japanese product made of fermented soybeans similar to soy sauce but without the wheat. You can also make gluten-free teriyaki at home with tamari, coconut aminos, or Bragg Liquid Aminos in place of traditional soy sauce.

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Having an arsenal of quick-to-assemble sauces made out of pantry staples can absolutely save you on those nights when you forgot to plan ahead. Simple sauces are the key to transforming refrigerator leftovers or freezer finds into a legit meal. So I’m going to be sharing more sauce recipes on their own to give you the tools to mix and match your way to your own quick weeknight dinners. This Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce (or marinade) is probably my most used sauce because it’s so versatile and uses only a few ingredients that I always have on hand.

Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce or Marinade

How to Use This Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

This Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce begins with just four ingredients that form a fast and easy marinade, or they can be thickened up into a shiny glaze or sauce with the addition of a little cornstarch, water, and heat. Here is how it can be used:

As a Marinade: Flavor your chicken breast or thighs, pork chops or tenderloins, tofu cubes, or even fish (it’s great with salmon!). Marinate chicken, pork, or tofu for at least 30 minutes, and marinate fish for only 15 minutes. Then toss your meat, fish, or tofu on to the grill, cook in a skillet, bake, or even transfer everything (meat and marinade) to a slow cooker.

As a Sauce: The thickened sauce can be brushed onto grilled or baked meat, or tofu. Or, use it as a stir fry sauce by pouring the not-thickened sauce directly into your hot stir fry pant. The extreme heat of the pan will instantly simmer and thicken the sauce as it coats your stir fry vegetables or meat. *Do not use used marinade to make the sauce. Instead, make two separate batches to avoid cross contamination.

How Much Does it Make?

The quantities listed below make about 1/2 cup marinade or 1 cup of thickened sauce. 1/2 cup marinade is about enough for 2 chicken breasts, 4 boneless chicken thighs, one 14oz. block of tofu, or about four pork chops. As a sauce, one cup would be enough for about one four serving portion of stir fry, or to brush onto about four chicken breasts. You can easily scale the recipe below up or down by changing the number in the “servings” box and the rest of the ingredients will adjust automatically.

This simple teriyaki sauce recipe comes together in less than 10 minutes. It is great for stir fries, marinating, or making my teriyaki tofu!

My pantry isn’t complete without a good teriyaki sauce. I love tossing it with pan-fried tofu or using it as a stir-fry sauce. However, I can’t bring myself to buy it at the store because those sauces usually contain too much sugar. Whenever I cook with the pre-made sauces, I end up adding much more salt to my food to balance out the sweetness. That’s why I wanted to create my own teriyaki sauce recipe.

Besides soy sauce and sugar, one important ingredient that gives teriyaki sauce its deep, rich flavor is mirin. Mirin is a Japanese rice-based cooking wine that has a lower alcohol content than sake and is usually lightly sweetened. It gives teriyaki sauces that characteristic rich umami flavor. I see many teriyaki sauce recipes online that omit mirin, and I can’t help but be skeptical of them. Without mirin, all you really have is sweetened soy sauce. You can usually find mirin in the Asian section of your grocery store or at your local Asian supermarket.

One thing to note, you might find bottles of “aji-mirin” at your local store. Aji mirin translates to “mirin-flavored.” They taste just like mirin but contains slightly more sugar. It works just fine for this recipe.

Some teriyaki sauce recipes call for equal parts of soy sauce, mirin, and sake. Because I don’t typically keep sake around the house, I use water for the recipe instead. I think the sauce still has great flavor without the sake.

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How to Make Teriyaki Sauce

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If you think 3 tablespoons of sugar is too much, feel free to reduce the amount to 2 tablespoons of sugar. If you are not vegan, consider using honey! It adds great flavor to the sauce. I also like my teriyaki sauce to be slightly thick, which is why I included cornstarch. Feel free to omit it.

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Making your own Homemade Teriyaki Sauce is incredibly easy, fast, and can be customized to your own taste!

Guys. Did you know you can make your own Homemade Teriyaki Sauce?! Our homemade condiment world has just been changed for the better.

Homemade and from scratch cooking often seems like a daunting under taking. Especially those weekdays when I’m gone 6 am to 6 pm at night and come home to laundry, cleaning, and often times both Dan and I have work we need to do at home. But then there are recipes like this. It doesn’t get much easier than this to be able to cut out another processed, bottled condiment and opens up a whole new world of homemade deliciousness to us!
Who knew teriyaki sauce was made up of such simple ingredients!
They’re all just added to a pan,and then brought to a boil. That’s it. That’s all and you have yourself some Homemade Teriyaki Sauce!Now you can add teriyaki sauce to your list of condiments from scratch! All done in 10 minutes and it can be customized to your taste. I prefer less sweet teriyaki sauce so this is a little less sweet, but you can totally add another tablespoon of sugar to make it a little sweeter. Totally customizeable!

Stay tuned for recipe I use this in! Now I’m off to fold more laundry. 😉

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Spice up your next meal with this sweet and spicy teriyaki sauce, made with a kick of chili garlic sauce for an added pow. Top on chicken wings, fish, vegetarian wraps or use in a salad dressing!

Talk about finger-lickin’ good, this sauce is taking things up a notch.

You know I’m over the top passionate about homemade sauces. For many reasons, too.

Making it homemade means you know EXACTLY what is in it. You can adjust flavors to your preference. It’s cheaper. And overall, it’s the healthier option. You really cannot go wrong.

So when I started having a slight teriyaki obsession, homemade was the only option.

If you love the combination of sweet, tangy, slightly spicy, and incredibly versatile, then you’re gonna love this…

What is Teriyaki Sauce?

I’m not going to lie, I didn’t grow up with teriyaki sauce.

In fact, it’s been a recent discovery in my life (hello, when I said a new slight obsession, I meant new. When I like something, I really go for it). It wasn’t so long ago I was asking the same question.

What’s it taste like? What’s in it? What IS it?

Teriyaki sauce is a salty, slightly sweet, tangy, gooey sauce from Japan, and therefore used in many Asian recipes. It has a soy sauce base, along with a bit of rice vinegar (you can also sub mirin or sake!), sugar, and ginger.

Now that we have the basics down, let’s get to it…

How to Make Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

IT. IS. SO. E.A.S.Y.

Yes, this spicy teriyaki sauce recipe is EASY! Start with the following ingredients:

• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• honey
• fresh ginger
• garlic
• sesame oil
• rice vinegar
• water
• corn starch (to make it gooier!)

And the key to making it spicy… chili garlic paste.

The added kick from the chili paste really takes it up a notch. It gives it such a depth of flavor and gives it an unexpected twist.

Not into spice? Go ahead and replace the chili garlic paste with a few red pepper flakes. Doing so makes it a more traditional take on teriyaki, leaving it a little less spicy with just a hint of oomph.

So you have the ingredients, now what? This is the quick and easy part.

Combine all ingredients except for the corn starch in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Let the mixture combine as the sugar dissolves.

Then, remove a bit of the sauce – approximately 2 tablespoons – to create the corn starch slurry. Whisk the corn starch in with the removed sauce, and then whisk it back into the sauce to thicken.

Once it boils for a few minutes, the sauce will begin to thicken. Remove from heat and get ready to serve. It will thicken a bit more as it cools.

How about making this teriyaki sauce vegan?

You can easily sub out the honey for additional brown sugar, maple syrup, or simply leave it out.

Any other dietary restrictions? Teriyaki sauce is naturally gluten-free as well as dairy-free! WIN!

Serve with Spicy Teriyaki With…

The possibilities are basically endless. But here are a few ideas:

• Asian Lettuce Wraps
• Chicken Wings
• Salmon
• Veggie Stir-Fry
• Tofu
• Broccoli
• As a dipping sauce for Egg Rolls or Spring Rolls

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• Total: 15 mins
• Prep: 5 mins
• Cook: 10 mins
• Servings: 2 to 4 servings

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This Japanese-style teriyaki sauce recipe, similar to that which is often enjoyed at restaurants, can be easily made at home with just a few simple pantry ingredients in only 10 to 15 minutes.​​

Teriyaki sauce is made using a combination of soy sauce, mirin (a sweet cooking sake), and sugar. While it can be made with just soy sauce and sugar, the addition of mirin adds a beautiful luster to the sauce and mimics that restaurant quality feel. It’s sweet, tangy, and a little sticky.

If you are looking to add to your repertoire of Asian cooking skills, this sauce is a great one to know how to make. Because ti’s easy and requires pantry staples, if you have some vegetables and a protein such as chicken or shrimp at home and the ingredients for teriyaki sauce, dinner can come together very quickly, even on a weeknight.

Traditional Japanese teriyaki sauce is thin in texture, in contrast to the typical bottled teriyaki sauce which tends to be very thick and sticky.

Westernized recipes for teriyaki sauce may include the addition of a slurry of cornstarch and water (1-to-1 ratio) to thicken the sauce, but the addition of a cornstarch slurry is entirely up to you.

Once my boys tasted Japanese Teriyaki Noodles, they forgot about their favorite boxed after school snack of Mac and Cheese and this became a family favorite. It’s commonly served with sautéed veggies or in a noodle bowl with chicken or steak.

My boys prefer just a bowl of Teriyaki Noodles with Sesame Seeds on top

Teriyaki Noodles are tangy, sweet, and delicious. Use a bottled Teriyaki Sauce or follow my delicious Teriyaki Sauce recipe, it’s a keeper recipe by the way so make sure to Pin it for later.

How to make Teriyaki Noodles

In the time it takes to make a box of Mac and Cheese, you can make this fresh Teriyaki Noodle.

• Follow the directions on your noodle package and rinse and drain the noodles when they are cooked.
• In a frying pan over medium/high heat, heat up 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil.

• When the oil is hot add the noodles and stir. You will hear the sizzle. Isn’t it wonderful? Add the teriyaki sauce and stir to coat all the noodles.
• You can always add more or less depending on how sweet of a flavor you want.
• Sometimes I even add some sliced onions and slivered carrots at this point but it’s truly optional to what you prefer.

• Let this cook for 2-4 minutes. The Teriyaki Sauce will bubble and caramelize a bit. Sprinkle ginger on top and get ready to serve. It’s just that simple.
• Garnish with sesame seeds, green onions, and carrot slivers.

• Serve Teriyaki Noodles as a side dish or in a meal.
• Add chicken, pork or steak and of course vegetables to this wonderful flavorful dish. You can’t go wrong.

Make a Noodle Bowl with your favorite fresh ingredients. You will feel like you went out to eat with the luxury of staying in.

What does Teriyaki Sauce taste like?

Teriyaki is like a sweet and sour sauce that leans more to the sweet and tangy side. Think Soy Sauce mixed with honey. It’s just good!

What is Teriyaki Sauce made of?

Teriyaki Sauce is made of Soy Sauce, Ginger, Sugar, and Sake but can also be made without sake.

What is Teriyaki Sauce used for?

Traditionally Teriyaki Sauce is a cooking sauce, however in America it’s also used as a dipping sauce. Teriyaki Sauce is used to prepare Beef, Chicken, Pork, and Fish. It’s also delicious over rice.

Is Teriyaki Chinese or Japanese?

Teriyaki is a cooking technique used in Japanese dishes

Is Teriyaki Sauce Vegan?

Teriyaki Sauce is considered vegan where the recipe includes Soy Sauce, Ginger, Sugar and Sweet Vinegar or Sake

How to Serve Teriyaki Noodles?

Teriyaki Noodles are served along side many dishes including Teriyaki Beef, Chicken or Pork. As well as Hibatchi menu items.

In my quest to eat more plant based, I found myself having to get more and more acquainted with stir frying. I soon learned that chopping up some vegetables and stirring them around in a pan isn’t hard , but how do you get some flavor in there too?

That led me to quest #2 – finding some good homemade stir fry sauces for vegetables, a project that’s not going along quite as quickly as I had hoped but I’m working on it!

One stir fry sauce I have been using however, is an adaptation of my crockpot beef teriyaki recipe. I got the idea to just mix up the sauce ingredients from that recipe and use them for a stir fry sauce instead. It’s been an easy and tasty DIY stir fry sauce solution and it’s the recipe I’m sharing here today.

My DIY Teriyaki Sauce Ingredients

The base of this teriyaki sauce is soy sauce mixed with some wine. Then some brown sugar, ground ginger, and minced garlic are added in as well as some corn starch for thickening.

I like that this recipe has flexibility too. Here are a few of the ways I’ve used these ingredients:

I usually use whatever red wine we have in the house – but I’ve also used white wine

I usually use brown sugar as the sweetener – but I’ve also used honey

I usually use ground ginger – but I’ve also used grated fresh ginger

I usually use jarred minced garlic – but I’ve used a fresh garlic clove, or garlic powder too

I used to do the cornstarch and water separately as a slurry – but now I just dump everything together at the beginning and it still comes out good!

So once again, when you make your own there’s plenty of opportunity to be resourceful.

I’ve been using this teriyaki stir fry sauce with about four cups of vegetables in a skillet. This is another way I’ve been resourceful with this recipe. Most of the time I use a 16 bag of frozen broccoli/cauliflower/carrot blend that I’ve thawed. BUT – then I usually look around in my refrigerator for any other vegetables to add in there too. Some mushrooms that won’t be lasting much longer? Add them in! A little bit of a zucchini left? Slice it up and add it in! Half of a green pepper still hanging around? Dice it up and add it in! You get the idea. We’re doing what we want and makin’ our own here. 🙂

Serve Up Your Stir Fry and Enjoy!

We usually eat our teriyaki stir fry vegetables over rice (here’s my favorite way to make brown rice). If you’re in a hurry you can use one of those steamable bags of rice in the microwave and this recipe comes together even faster.

You can then sprinkle on a few cashews, or some sesame seeds, or some Everything Bagel Seasoning, and your DIY teriyaki meal is ready to enjoy!

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With four ingredients — tamari, mirin, garlic and ginger — this recipe is just about as simple as it comes. Yet its subtle flavor is delicious! My husband and I found our new favorite when we used it to marinate chicken wings. My family also found that it is delicious drizzled over rice and cooked vegetables.

As a gluten-free family, teriyaki sauce is something we tend to make at home, as it is hard to find gluten-free teriyaki. Yet, at home you only need to use tamari instead of soy sauce to make your own. Tamari is made just with soybeans instead of soybeans and wheat. It has a rich and dark flavor and is perfect for using in sauces. As always, I recommend that you use organic soy products to avoid GMOs.

This recipe was slightly adapted from “Japanese Farm Food”. (As I mentioned in my review, I loved this cookbook for its simplicity. This recipe is a good example of that.)

Gluten-Free Teriyaki Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup soy sauce or tamari
• 1 cup of mirin (rice wine)
• 1-2 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
• 1 inch of fresh ginger, cut into three pieces, or 1/8-1/4 teaspoon of dried ginger

1. Place all of the ingredients in a wide saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for five to 10 minutes, or until the mixture boils down to about 1 cup’s worth.

2. Cool, and fish out the garlic, and ginger (if using fresh) and refrigerate. Will keep indefinitely.

To Marinate Chicken Wings or Legs

Coat the meat with the sauce and leave, covered, in the refrigerator for 1-4 hours. Place on a sheet pan, keeping plenty of space between each piece. Cook at 375 for 45 minutes, or until cooked through and browned.

Easy Teriyaki Salmon pan-fried to perfection and served with a homemade teriyaki sauce! Serve with rice and veggies to make it a healthy meal!

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Easy Teriyaki Salmon

I’ve been eating tons of salmon lately. It is hands down my favorite fish to eat. It’s mild and super easy to prepare. Tender flakey salmon topped with a sweet and tangy teriyaki sauce! What’s not to love?! This salmon is a spin off of my Baked Salmon in Foil.

This teriyaki glazed salmon is the perfect dinner when you are short on time but want something amazing. The sauce can even be made a day or two ahead or time and kept in the refrigerator until you are ready to cook.The salmon get’s marinated in a simple teriyaki sauce then pan fried. The sauce compliments the salmon perfectly and is sweet, tangy and thick. Half of the sauce get’s reserved for marinating and the other half for glazing the salmon during cooking.

I love making my own teriyaki sauce at home. I used the same homemade teriyaki sauce as my Easy Teriyaki Beef Meatballs and my Teriyaki Baked Salmon . This sauce is really easy to prepare and is amazing on chicken as well.

How to make Teriyaki Sauce

Making your own Teriyaki Sauce at home is super easy! It’s also a great way to control the sweetness and saltiness of the sauce. To make your own teriyaki salmon marinade at home you’ll need:

• Soy sauce: I always use low sodium soy sauce. You can use regular soy sauce with a splash of water to combat some of the saltiness.
• Ginger: I prefer to use fresh grated ginger however ground ginger can be substituted in a pinch.
• Garlic: I love adding garlic to my homemade teriyaki sauce. You can substitute garlic powder if you do not have fresh.
• Light brown sugar: Adds a nice sweetness to the teriyaki sauce. If you like your teriyaki on the sweeter side adjust the honey to taste.
• Rice wine vinegar: This vinegar can be found in the International or Asian isle in the grocery store. It adds the perfect acidity to the sauce.
• Sesame oil: Adds a wonderfully nutty flavor to this sauce!
• Cornstarch slurry: 1 teaspoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon cold water. This thickens up the sauce!

How to make Teriyaki Salmon

Add garlic, ginger, soy sauce, 1/8 cup water, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil to a medium bowl. Add half of the marinade to a ziplock bag and the other half to a small saucepan and set aside. Place salmon filets in the ziplock bag and marinate for 30 minutes. When you are ready to cook heat oil in a large skillet. Add salmon filets making sure not to overcrowd pan (I had to cook two at a time). Cook 3-4 minutes on each side until desired doneness. Meanwhile heat the reserved marinade in the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add cornstarch and water to a small bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly whisk in the cornstarch mixture to the marinade and simmer until thickened. Serve immediately with the teriyaki sauce drizzled on top as well as green onions and sesame seeds for garnish, if desired.

Can this be made in the oven?

Yes! For baked teriyaki salmon simply preheat oven to 400 degrees. Make the sauce as directed and marinade the salmon for 30 minutes. When you are ready to bake brush the salmon with the reserved sauce and cook for 12-14 minutes depending on the thickness of the salmon.

Can this be grilled?

Yes! To make grilled teriyaki salmon preheat grill to 400 degrees. Make the sauce as directed and marinade the salmon for 30 minutes. When you are ready to grill the salmon brush with the reserved sauce and cook for 8-12 minutes or until the salmon is fully cooked.

What to serve with Easy Teriyaki Salmon

• I love to serve this teriyaki salmon recipe with white or brown rice to soak up all the extra sauce. For a low carb option try cauliflower rice or quinoa.
• Steamed vegetables
• Chow mein noodles
• Lo mein
• Vegetable Fried Rice
• Stir Fried Vegetables

Teriyaki salmon bowl (This has been my favorite way to serve this salmon lately. I put in sushi rice, pickled carrots and cucumbers in bowls and put this teriyaki salmon on top with a drizzle of spicy mayo! Yum!)