food_porn: Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

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subarashiine) wrote in

food_porn,
@ 2008-03-08 09:01:00

Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
Hello all,
This might be too specific, but I'm looking for a "New York City" teriyaki sauce recipe. I say NYC because I know there are Hawaiian versions and steak sauce versions etc.. but I'm looking for the sort of sauce you would find in nearly any more authentic Japanese restaurant and since I live in NYC, there are many of them. Thick and sweet and smoky is what I'm looking for- thank you for any and all suggestions you might have!
(PS: I've Googled this and thought Chowhound might have something too, but I'm mainly finding what, well, I'm not looking for XD)

And to keep this porny (and fitting with the Japanese theme!) these are pictures from one of my absolute favorite places to eat, Cafe Zaiya in Kinokuniya- the famous Japanese bookstore. The entire bento you see was a total of $6.75! Incredible price, and incredible food ;)

Click to make 'em bigger.

The bento as a whole.. it really is quite large!

Close up of the hijiki salad (sweet and delicious seaweed) and pickled vegetables

Close up of the mini spring roll, a chunk of mackerel, a piece of salmon, a piece of shrimp tempura, a chunk of Japanese fried chicken and even a tiny little vegetable/turkey burger. YUM! Protein central ;)

Then, finally, a close up of the rice with pickles on top. As much as I know brown rice is healthier, white rice, especially Japanese styled, is just so perfumy and delicious. :)

Hope you enjoyed the photos... and thank you in advance!

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	foomf 2008-03-08 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	teriyaki sauce is basically just soy sauce and rice wine. The sticky version just adds sugar syrup (probably rice or corn syrup). The best store-bought fancied up version is probably Yamada's brand. Mr Yamada lives in Troutdale, Oregon, but his sauce is popular in Japan. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	subarashiine 2008-03-08 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	Perhaps the most very basic original teriyaki sauce was just shoyu and rice wine, but that isn't what I'm looking for. A recipe I'm looking for would have various ingredients like grated ginger/sesame oil/mirin etc... Do you have a link to Yamada's brand? I can't find it on google. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	foomf 2008-03-08 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	Bah, I did the same name swap that another person did... I should remember to wear my reading glasses when I type. Yoshida Sauces The brand name is Yoshida, not Yamada. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	subarashiine 2008-03-08 05:19 pm UTC (link)
	Ah! That makes a lot more sense :) Thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	foomf 2008-03-08 05:42 pm UTC (link)
	Looking around, it seems Heinz bought his company - when they started they were a smaller, local company and the packaging was rather different. (Reply to this)(Parent)

bad_lcuk
2008-03-08 07:51 pm UTC (link)

'NYC' teriyaki sauce? Sounds like you just want japanese teriyaki sauce...?

what youre thinking of is probably soy sauce, mirin, and sugar if youre in NYC... with a thickening agent. Here are a few recipes that include the sesame oil mentioned above:

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/McClug/SAUCES/All-Purpose_Honey-Teriyaki_Sauce.html
(obvs a recipe for honey teriyaki, probably makes a thicker teriyaki too)

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Teriyaki-Sauce-and-Marinade/Detail.aspx
(this one seems like what you want, but also seems very thin)

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3 recipies...

lt_kitty
2008-03-08 08:02 pm UTC (link)

Basic Japanese teriyaki sauce is soy sauce, mirin, and sugar:

BASIC TERIYAKI SAUCE

* 1/2 cup soy sauce
* 1/2 cup mirin (sweet rice wine) (can substitute sake:sugar = 3:1 if you can't find mirin)
* 2 tbsp sugar (can adjust to taste)

Pour all ingredients in a pan. Stir the mixture well. Put the pan on low heat and simmer for a couple of minutes. Remove from the heat and cool the mixture. Store the sauce in a clean bottle in the fridge.

If you're looking for a gingery sauce, try:
Ingredients

1 cup Soy sauce
1 cup Sake
1/2 cup Mirin
1/4 cup Brown sugar (the molasses in brown sugar adds a good flavor to this)
2 Tbs. Fresh ginger, grated

Method

Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan. Heat on stove until the brown sugar is dissolved and all the ingredients are thoroughly blended.

If you're using it fresh, a bit of minced green onion is a nice touch to add after you're done with the heating. This is where you'd want to add sesame oil as well, a if you want to use it.

Or, you can make a no-cook marinade

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup liquid (orange juice, lemon juice, sake, whatever)
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
2 tablespoons honey or simple syrup
2 tablespoons ginger, peeled and minced
1/2 cup scallion, chopped
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted

Just mix together, refrigerate for one hour, and marinate your meats in it.

Mix together, refrigerated for 1 hour, use as marinade for meats, seafood, etc.

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	Re: 3 recipies... subarashiine 2008-03-08 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you very much!! That was extremely helpful :) To make the thick sauce I want, I could add cornstarch to any of those- perfec :) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	otana 2008-03-08 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	Traditional Japanese teriyaki is 2:2:1:1 of soy sauce, white sugar, mirin and sake, simmered until it thickens. That's pretty much it, nothing else added. (Reply to this)

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