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?

[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.