| Teriyaki sauce is a traditional Japanese sauce that | | | | In Western cultures, teriyaki sauce tends to be a |
| has picked up great popularity in Western cultures. It | | | | reference to a similar style of sauce utilized in the |
| is a sweet sauce, applied as either a garnish or a | | | | teriyaki method of cooking. Nonetheless, these |
| marinade for meats, vegetables and rice. It can be | | | | sauces do not tend to be true teriyaki, as the |
| applied as a dipping sauce as well, making it a | | | | preparation of the food is not typically done in the |
| flexibility that makes it suitable as an addendum to | | | | same way. Rather as a marinade, in this case teriyaki |
| many cuisines. | | | | is typically utilized as an accompaniment and in stir fry |
| Ingredients: | | | | . |
| Mirin | | | | When grilling, it is suggested that your meats or |
| Sake | | | | vegetables sit in the marinade for a minimum of 30 |
| Cornstarch | | | | minutes prior to preparation. Because it permits the |
| Brown sugar | | | | meat to absorb the flavor of the teriyaki sauce, it is |
| Garlic | | | | not common for recipes to call for a marrinade of 24 |
| Soy sauce | | | | hours. Generally, the stronger the teriyaki flavor, the |
| Ginger | | | | longer it will be allowed to marinade. In some cases, |
| ? | | | | such as fish, you will wish to use a shorter marinade |
| Readying Time: 5 to 10 minutes | | | | process so that the fish tastes as fresh as feasible. |
| All ingredients should be rinsed, chopped or ground | | | | Teriyaki grilling can be done on numerous surface |
| before mixture. Most teriyaki sauces are not cooked, | | | | types, including electric, gasp, coal and wood burning |
| as they will be cooked with the meat or vegetables. | | | | grills. |
| Different ingredients will be utilized based on if it is a | | | | History: |
| modern or traditional teriyaki sauce. | | | | Along with yakitori and sukiyaki, teriyaki was utilized |
| Use: | | | | for the first time in Japan in the 17th century. These |
| A form of cooking process in Japan, teriyaki sauce is | | | | three cooking methods are closely intertwined, and |
| traditionally used as marinade, with the sauce being | | | | were improved alongside one another. The 'Yaki', |
| the sweet marmalade that the vegetables or the | | | | which is the base word in all three types, simply |
| meat are coated in. More often than not, Teriyaki | | | | means grilled, and often yaki dishes will involve pretty |
| techniques are reserved for white meats such as fish | | | | similar ingredients with differences in how the |
| and chicken. For fish, yellowtail, marlin, skipjack tuna, | | | | vegetables or the meat are grilled. |
| salmon, trout, and mackerel are most usually used. | | | | |