Recipe request

[venta]

Does anyone have a good recipe for teriyaki sauce ? I'm after the thick, sticky kind which is served in some Japanese restaurants. Not the thin kind (although that's good as a marinade), which is also served in some Japanese restaurants :)

Failing that, can anyone recommend a brand of buyable sticky sauce ?

Comments

[pm215]

This is the recipe in the Wagamama cookbook. No guarantees as to whether it's any good (or indeed that it doesn't turn out to be the thin kind).

Makes about 125ml. Ingredients: 110g (4oz) sugar, 4 tablespoons light soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sake, 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce.

Place sugar and light soy sauce in a small pan over a low heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Simmer for 5 minutes until thick, add the sake and dark soy sauce and allow to cool. Will keep for a few weeks in the fridge.

I believe that you can approximate mirin with sake + sugar, which I suspect is what's being done here.

[venta.livejournal.com]

"until thick" sounds promising :)

I might use that as a base for investigation (investigations proceeding as broadly outlined by bateleur above), thanks.

[rabbit1080.livejournal.com]

i reckon the sugar needs to caramelise. it helps the taste and the consistency of the sauce. so that investigation-base sounds promising :)