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Anybody have a good authentic teriyaki marinade/sauce recipe?

Posted on 5/22/20 at 8:19 pm
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Vero Beach, FL
Member since Jan 2005
28209 posts
Posted on 5/22/20 at 8:19 pm
My daughter went to Japan a couple of years ago and raves about the chicken teriyaki she had there. I have made teriyaki with soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, etc, buy never with mirin/sake/soy. Anybody have an authentic recipe they can share?
This post was edited on 5/22/20 at 8:20 pm
Posted by Trout Bandit
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Posted on 5/22/20 at 8:23 pm to
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
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Posted on 5/22/20 at 8:23 pm to
Lots of MSG
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Vero Beach, FL
Member since Jan 2005
28209 posts
Posted on 5/22/20 at 8:30 pm to
Well, I thought it might be worth a try. I might have to break out another bottle of Ale Apothecary, while I think about this...
This post was edited on 5/22/20 at 8:31 pm
Posted by O
Mandeville
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 5/22/20 at 10:35 pm to
I love soy vay! It's great for tossing wings.
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
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Posted on 5/23/20 at 3:16 am to
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I have made teriyaki with soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, etc, buy never with mirin/sake/soy.


You won't be able to even come close to authentic Japanese until you start stocking mirin.

Get it....its an amazing and versatile ingredient that adds multiple layers of complexity to whatever you add it to.
Posted by Walt OReilly
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Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 5/23/20 at 3:21 am to
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My daughter


You know the drill
Posted by Degas
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Posted on 5/23/20 at 3:26 am to
There's true mirin, and then there's the American mirin (Kikkoman), which is basically sugar water.
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
53591 posts
Posted on 5/23/20 at 4:12 am to
This is very true. You want the fermented rice stuff. Not the cheap emulation.

Any brand in particular you like?
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8842 posts
Posted on 5/23/20 at 9:56 am to
Authentic teriyaki is very balanced with subtle sweetness, nothing like the sauces in the stores.

Traditionally it is made with only four ingredients, equal parts soy sauce, sake, sugar, & mirin.

I like to add additional ingredients for a more robust flavor. My version uses equal parts tamari, sake, mirin, & turbinado sugar. Then I add enough rice wine vinegar to give it some brightness.

For aromatics a roughly chop the white part of scallions, ginger, & garlic. All of this plus a generous pinch of hon dashi & a little water goes into a sauce pot.

Bring everything to a boil, lower heat & simmer for 10 minutes. Cover & let it steep an additional 30-45 minutes, strain & reserve.

The sauce is good for about a week. I usually notice a slight drop off in flavor after day 4 or 5.

I don't use fruit juices but if you wanted the tenderizing enzymes, pineapple, papaya, & kiwi coukd certainly be added.
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Vero Beach, FL
Member since Jan 2005
28209 posts
Posted on 5/23/20 at 12:44 pm to
Good info. I didn't have sake on hand, just mirin. I found a recipe that uses mirin, soy sauce, garlic, brown sugar, and sesame oil.

I went with it. I marinated chicken thighs for 2 hours. Am cooking them slowly. I am reserving some marinade for a sauce.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 5/23/20 at 5:28 pm to
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sesame oil

Nice choice! How'd they turn out?
Posted by LSUintheNW
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Posted on 5/23/20 at 9:08 pm to
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I might have to break out another bottle of Ale Apothecary, while I think about this...


Hmmmmmm.....

Posted by Jax-Tiger
Vero Beach, FL
Member since Jan 2005
28209 posts
Posted on 5/23/20 at 9:42 pm to
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Nice choice! How'd they turn out?


Great. I used bone in thighs and marinated it for a couple of hours. I reserved some marinade for sauce.



Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8842 posts
Posted on 5/26/20 at 11:34 pm to
Wow... I would have eaten half of those before the family got to them!
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