Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Ingredients:

200ml sake ~ see note below

200ml mirin

250ml soy sauce ~ (I use Japanese soy sauce)

60-90g white sugar

2 tbsp honey (Optional)

1 tsp chopped garlic

1 tsp chopped ginger

Directions/Instructions:

1. Combine the ingredients in a small saucepan and bring the mixture over medium heat.
2. Stir for a few minutes until the sugar dissolves, do not boil the mixture.
3. Strain the sauce to remove the ginger and garlic pieces into a sterilized jar and leave uncovered to cool.  The sauce will thicken as it cools.  Once cooled, close the lid and store in the pantry until ready to use.

Substitute

Sake - Chinese/Korean rice wine or water.  Do not substitute with rice wine vinegar.

Mirin - with sake (1/4 cup sake + 1/4 cup water + 3 tbsp sugar) or without sake (1/2 cup water + 3 tbsp sugar)