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Teriyaki Marinade

Teriyaki Marinade

Cuisine:Japanese

Course:Sauce

5m prep 5m cook 10m ready

About 2 cups This classic marinade for meat, poultry, and firm-fleshed fish is also basted on items once they have browned. If reduced until syrupy, it can be used as a glaze for chicken and other proteins.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • ⅔ cup sake
  • ⅔ cup mirin
  • ⅔ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Combine in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved: ⅔ cup sake; ⅔ cup mirin; ⅔ cup soy sauce; 2 tablespoons sugar

  2. Step 2.

    Use the hot mixture immediately as a light sauce or glaze, or chill to use as a marinade. For a glaze suitable for Chicken Yakitori, simmer over medium heat until the mixture has reduced by half.

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