Finding an allergy friendly teriyaki sauce can be a major challenge for families. Whether you need a gluten-free soy sauce or something without sesame seeds or sesame oil, this homemade teriyaki sauce recipe is allergen friendly so everyone in your family can enjoy it with no stress. This sauce has a savory flavor, making it perfect as a sauce or marinade and useful in any teriyaki recipe.
Grocery stores have many pre-made sauces which can be great when you are in a pinch, but it’s a lot easier to make them at home than you think! You may even already have all the ingredients in your pantry, and you can make this Soy-Free Teriyaki Sauce to take your dinner to the next level!
Allergy Friendly Teriyaki Sauce Ingredients
Most teriyaki sauce purchased from grocery stores will contain both soy and gluten. As an alternative, you can use coconut aminos. Coconut aminos come from the sap of the coconut plant. It is fermented, dark brown in color, and tastes slightly sweet and salty. You can replace your Soy Sauce with Coconut Aminos using a 1:1 ratio. This allows your recipe to be gluten free, soy-free, vegan, and lower in sodium. Coconut Aminos is a simple ingredient you can keep on hand to make this homemade sauce anytime.
Brown Sugar Replacement
If you are looking for a replacement for traditional brown sugar in this recipe, you can use homemade monk fruit brown sugar. By using this, you can keep the sugar content low and not spike your blood sugars which is important for your health.
When I make teriyaki chicken, I usually pair it with brown rice and pineapple, or a side salad. I also like to make extra for leftovers so we can enjoy the meal more than once. If you need something new for your side salad, try my homemade honey mustard salad dressing recipe.
Picking up a pineapple for this meal? You can learn how to clean and store your Pineapple by following the steps in my eBook, I Bought It, Now What? Summer Edition.
Dinner Time Solutions
After taking a few minutes to whip up this teriyaki sauce, you can save yourself that difficult decision of what to make for dinner. It is so versatile that you can use it to make traditional teriyaki chicken, to marinate pork, or use it as a stir fry sauce. It can even be used on a vegetable side dish when you want some extra flavor. Use it as a dipping sauce, or alter it for salad dressings. The options are endless, and the ingredients are pantry staples which you can have on hand to make dinner time easier.
Soy-Free Teriyaki Sauce & Marinade
Equipment
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Small Saucepan
- Mixing Spoons
Ingredients
- 1 c. Water, warm
- 5 T. Brown Sugar optional: monk fruit/molasses substitute
- ¼ c. Coconut Aminos
- 2 T. Honey
- 3 large Garlic Cloves, minced
- 1 inch Fresh Ginger, minced
- 1 T. Arrowroot Powder or Cornstarch
- ¼ c. Water, cold
Instructions
- Warm one cup of water, brown sugar, coconut aminos, honey, garlic, and ginger in a small saucepan for two minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix arrowroot powder (or cornstarch) with cold water.
- After the arrowroot/cornstarch and water are well mixed and there are no lumps, add it to the saucepan and cook on medium heat for three minutes until desired thickness.
- Allow to cool and store in the refrigerator in a sealed glass jar for up to one week.
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Notes
- Tip: If your sauce is too thick, add water to reach desired thickness.
- The Cross Legacy provides estimated nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is collected from the USDA database via Spoonacular, when available. If not available, nutrition information is pulled from other online calculators. Ingredients can vary and The Cross Legacy can make no guarantees to the accuracy of this information
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