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Vegan Teriyaki Sauce

This homemade vegan teriyaki sauce recipe is quick and easy to make. Use as a marinade, stir fry sauce, glaze or dip in any of your favorite teriyaki recipes.
Course Sauce
Cuisine Japanese-inspired, Vegan
Keyword Vegan teriyaki sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 112kcal

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce (60 milliliters)*
  • 3 tablespoons mirin (45 milliliters)
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar , lightly packed (25 grams)
  • 1 tablespoon agave syrup (15 milliliters)
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch (8 grams)
  • 1 tablespoon ginger , finely minced or grated (15 grams)
  • 1 tablespoon garlic , finely mined or pressed (10 grams)
  • 2 teaspoons rice vinegar (10 milliliters)
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil (10 milliliters)
  • cup water (85 milliliters)

Instructions

Step 1: Prep Sauce

  • Whisk all sauce ingredients together in a medium sized bowl or small pot.
    ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce, 3 tablespoons mirin, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon agave syrup, 1 tablespoon corn starch, 1 tablespoon ginger, 1 tablespoon garlic, 2 teaspoons rice vinegar, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, ⅓ cup water
  • If using as a marinade or stir fry sauce, you don’t need to pre-cook the sauce.

Step 2: Cook Sauce

  • If using this sauce as a dip or glaze, pre-cook the sauce by heating it in a small pot, over medium heat. Once it starts to bubble, simmer the sauce for 5 minutes (or until thickened to your liking).

Optional: Prepare Teriyaki Tofu

  • If you like, make teriyaki tofu by crumbling extra-firm and pressed tofu. Coat the tofu in 2 tablespoons of corn starch, then pan-fry in a neutral-tasting oil until golden brown. Add the uncooked teriyaki sauce and simmer with the tofu for 5 minutes, until the sauce is thick.
  • You can also toss the crumbled, corn starch-coated tofu with some oil, then bake or air fry the tofu until golden brown. Toss this tofu with pre-cooked teriyaki sauce.

Notes

*If using full sodium soy sauce, use 3 tablespoons. Can use tamari to make this gluten free.
Nutrition information calculated only for the teriyaki sauce and does not include anything you'll serve with the sauce, such as tofu or rice.
Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving (¼ of recipe) | Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 589mg | Potassium: 90mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 16mg