Home made teriyaki sauce!

[amphigori]

Yummm.

I haven't liked the teriyaki sauce I've been buying at the store, so I took a stab at making my own. So easy! Never again shall I buy it in a bottle.

I don't have a recipe per se. This was done very much by taste. But I used:

Soy sauce
Water
Brown sugar
Juice of 1/2 an orange
1 clove garlic
1 spring onion
A generous grating of ginger
A smidge of soy oil
A splash of red-wine vinegar (in place of sake + sugar or even rice-wine vinegar)

Chop, blend, heat it all up, let it cool. Done! It's a little thin because I didn't use any kind of thickener. I could just keep reducing it down but couldn't be bothered. I ended up with a perfectly balanced sauce that's sweet, tangy, spicy, rich and delicious. And it took about, oh, 3 min to make. And cost peanuts.

Yum!

I think if you use tamari (maybe) this can be gluten free.

Comments

[luminairex.livejournal.com]

I discovered how to make teriyaki entirely by accident after I was cooking dinner illegally in my college dorm room. I spilled some sugar into some soy sauce I had marinated my chicken in, and since college is a time for experimentation I grilled it anyway. Behold, teriyaki!

You used pretty much everything I thought to add to it over the years; I never considered citrus. I'll have to give it a try next time I cook.

PS: We're moving to a new house soon, and I'm going to try my hand at brewing beer for the first time. Does Luke have any pointers for a homebrewing virgin?

[amphigori.livejournal.com]

Nice!

I'd read somewhere that you want two sources of sweetness for the sauce. So either sugar and honey or sugar and some kind of fruit juice. I happened to have half an orange and it worked brilliantly. I hear pineapple works well too.

And yes, he has *heaps* of tips. Tons, I'm sure. Email him at stuidiobdesigns at gmail and I'm sure he'll super happy to help.

I strongly suggest you pick up a how-to guide by Michael Jackson (the king of beers, not king of pop!)

[luminairex.livejournal.com]

Brewing supplies are hard to come by in Phoenix, but I can probably find them somewhere. I'm going to try growing my own hops, since we're looking to plant climbing vines.

One question I have for you, as the one that lives with the fermenting yeast - does it smell, and how strong is it?

[amphigori.livejournal.com]

I guarantee you they'll be easier to come by there than in New Zealand. :) You can get everything by mail order.

Re: the smell, it seems to depend on the yeast. Some of the yeasts Luke uses are totally fine. A few are *very* stinky. Fart city!

I think hops take several years to flower after planting, so while they'll look good in the garden I don't think they'll be usable for a while for brewing. But hops are easy to buy via mail order or from your local brew supply shop.

[amphigori.livejournal.com]

Are these guys near you? They've got a great range of stuff:

http://www.brewersconnection.com/catalog/catalog.html

[luminairex.livejournal.com]

That's...a mile from the new house, and quite literally behind the best brewery in the state. Perhaps that's their secret... I'll have to check that out! Thanks!

[amphigori.livejournal.com]

Nifty! Well there you go. You should be all set then! :D

[lamprey.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I find that the lager yeast tends to smell when it's fermenting but ale yeast doesn't. I don't brew that many lagers though. :)

Just remember, when growing hops apparently they won't flower until the second year.

[giffydoll.livejournal.com]

I make my own too. As you say easy and cheap. I'm kinda horrified at the idea of buying my own now.