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Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
Homemade Teriyaki Sauce brings together soy sauce, mirin, and sake. Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 2 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 12 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 4 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dips & sauces
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
A few quick notes
1. Give the marinade its turn
Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. Keep that preparation in the order the recipe gives, and check the full method for how it fits around the cooking.
2. Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
3. Keep an eye on the broiler finish
The broiler is a separate finishing job. Read that part before serving, get the dish ready as directed, and stay with the finish instead of treating it as another long oven step.
Get to know the ingredients
Soy sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Combine ingredients in a large saucepan over high heat.
Mirin
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Combine ingredients in a large saucepan over high heat.
Sake
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Combine ingredients in a large saucepan over high heat.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Bring it to a rapid simmer and cook until it becomes a thick sauce consistency, and move the meat around in the sauce to coat it. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Give the simmer its place
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
Keep the first boil and the next step together
Read what happens once the mixture comes to a boil. Have the next ingredient or heat adjustment ready, and continue with the sequence the recipe gives.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the saucepan and grill. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Combine ingredients in a large saucepan over high heat.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. Keep that preparation in the order the recipe gives, and check the full method for how it fits around the cooking.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Bring it to a rapid simmer and cook until it becomes a thick sauce consistency, and move the meat around in the sauce to coat it.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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