FOOD NEWS
Soy Sauce Is Just One Ingredient Away From Teriyaki
BY MATTHEW SPINA
This salty-tangy-sweet sauce is best known in the U.S. for the classic chicken teriyaki, a staple of food courts and hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
To transform soy sauce into a delicious teriyaki marinade, you only need to sweeten it. You could use honey or white sugar, but brown sugar has molasses notes.
Start with a ratio of one cup soy sauce to a ½ cup brown sugar; adjust to taste. Bring to a low boil on a stovetop to keep the sauce from scorching, and stir to dissolve the sugar.
Cook the sauce over medium heat, stirring until it has reduced to your desired consistency. A small amount of cornstarch slurry can be added to increase the thickness.