Restaurant Style Teriyaki Sauce

Name: Restaurant Style Teriyaki Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 120 g Soy sauce; 120 g Water; 2 g Ground ginger; 2 g Garlic powder; 60 g Brown sugar; 40 g Honey; 12 g Cornstarch; 60 g Cold water

Restaurant Style Teriyaki Sauce · ready in 15 min · 4 servings · 140 kcal per serving · easy · 8 ingredients

A glossy, savory-sweet teriyaki sauce with deep soy flavor, gentle garlic warmth, and a hint of ginger, thickened to a silky finish that clings beautifully to meats, vegetables, and rice.

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 15 min
Serves: 4
kcal: 140
Difficulty: easy

Japanese Snacks & starters Quick (30 min or less)Vegetarian

A QiMeal recipe · Updated 3 October 2026

Ingredients · 4 servings

120 gSoy sauce
120 gWater
2 gGround ginger
2 gGarlic powder
60 gBrown sugar
40 gHoney
12 gCornstarch
60 gCold water

Equipment

stovetop, cup, saucepan, spoon, whisk

Instructions

Prep and combine
Gather a saucepan and whisk, then add soy sauce, water, ground ginger, garlic powder, brown sugar, and honey to the saucepan and heat over medium heat. · 5 min
What to look for: sugar dissolves and mixture looks smooth
Make slurry
Stir cornstarch and cold water together in a cup until fully dissolved with no lumps. · 1 min
What to look for: milky and lump-free
Thicken sauce
Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the simmering sauce over medium heat until it begins to thicken. · 3 min
What to look for: glossy and noticeably thicker
Adjust thickness
Continue heating and whisking gently over medium heat until the sauce reaches your desired thickness. · 2 min
What to look for: coats the back of a spoon
Finish and serve
Stir in a little extra water if needed to thin, then remove from heat and serve the teriyaki sauce warm. · 1 min
What to look for: slightly thickened when warm

Nutrition (per serving)

kcal	140
Protein	3 g
Carbohydrates	34 g
of which sugars	28 g
Fat	1 g
of which saturated	0 g
Fibre	1 g
Sodium	1250 mg

Nutri-ScoreD

Allergens

Contains: soybeans, corn, gluten, soy

Storage and reheating

Fridge: up to 7 days
Freezer: yes, up to 3 months

Ingredient substitutions

Soy sauce

tamari: Use gluten free tamari for similar umami depth
coconut aminos: Sweeter and less salty, reduce sugar slightly

Ground ginger

fresh grated ginger: Adds brighter ginger flavor

Garlic powder

fresh minced garlic: Infuse briefly for milder flavor

Brown sugar

white sugar: Less molasses flavor
coconut sugar: Slight caramel notes

Honey

maple syrup: Adds woody sweetness
agave syrup: Sweeter than honey

Cornstarch

arrowroot starch: Add at lower heat to avoid thinning