Teriyaki sauce without cornstarch is different from traditional teriyaki sauce, it isn’t as thick and rich. You do not use cornstarch like you would in traditional teriyaki sauce. Instead, this recipe uses reduced brown sugar, spicy miso paste, and soy sauce. Many believe that teriyaki is a Japanese dish but it is actually Chinese in origin and now it is considered a Japanese dish because of the Teri which translates to “glaze” or “lid”.
Teriyaki sauce without cornstarch is quite easy to make
Ingredients for teriyaki sauce without cornstarch
- 3/4 cup reduced brown sugar.
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar.
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce.
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce.
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
- 1 tablespoon reduced chili paste (or you can use red chili paste).
- Garlic cloves, peeled and minced 2 cloves.
- 3 green onions, chopped.
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Ingredients for teriyaki sauce without cornstarch
Directions for teriyaki sauce without cornstarch
- Open a can of pineapple slices and save the juice that is in the can.
- In a saucepan, combine all ingredients (except for the pineapple juice and green onions, these will be added later).
- Boil them over high heat until they start to thicken slightly, stirring occasionally.
- When the mixture begins to thicken, remove it from heat.
- Allow it to cool for about five minutes then make sure all lumps are dissolved before adding the green onion and pineapple juice. Pour over your chicken or whatever protein you want. Store this teriyaki sauce without cornstarch in an airtight jar in your fridge for up to one week.
- Heat your chicken and some teriyaki sauce over medium heat with a lid on the pan.
- Pour the sauce over chicken or whatever protein you’re cooking.
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Cooking notes for teriyaki sauce without cornstarch
- Cornstarch helps thicken teriyaki sauce so it is not recommended you skip it and use only the sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce.
- Accurately measure any ingredients in this recipe. You can also use a kitchen scale to measure sugar, chili paste, soy sauce, and rice vinegar.
- Teriyaki sauce without cornstarch will not “thicken” or “set” in the fridge (and so the liquid evaporates) because there is no starch in it but still will last for about a week if from a normal container in your fridge (not plastic).
- Reduce brown sugar or chili paste can also be substituted for honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, or molasses.
- Miso paste can also be substituted for garlic paste, onion paste, ginger paste, or other pastes you may have.
- Don’t use too much sesame oil because it can overpower your teriyaki sauce and make it bitter.
- To make the teriyaki sauce spicier, add a few red chili pepper flakes to your liking.
- You can also add green onions to the sauce instead of saving them for later, I just like to section off my ingredients for recipes so I don’t forget anything when I’m cooking and miso paste takes a while to dissolve so I tend to put it in last when making my teriyaki sauce without cornstarch.
- Honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, molasses, or brown sugar can be substituted for reduced brown sugar in this recipe.
- Oyster sauce can be substituted for soy sauce if you don’t have oyster sauce so long as you use the same amount. If using soy sauce for comparison, reduce to 1 teaspoon of soy sauce.
- For best results when making your teriyaki without cornstarch recipe, let your ingredients sit at room temperature before you cook the first batch of it and then refrigerate or freeze for future batches. It’s actually better this way because the flavor is really more concentrated than when it is not chilled beforehand. An easy way to do this is to put the stuff in a jar and close it tightly to keep out air but allow the jar itself to stay in a room temp spot until right before you’re ready to use it.
You can replace the oyster sauce with soy sauce
Teriyaki sauce without cornstarch can be used as a marinade or sauce. It won’t be as thick and rich as traditional teriyaki sauce but it is still very flavorful. Be sure to reduce your sugar before adding everything else because it will evaporate during the cooking process.
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