Agave Teriyaki Sauce
Today is the last day of my week of Agave recipes. I’ve appreciated everyone that stopped and all the great comments. I had fun trying the agave in different recipes and thinking about ways to reduce the sugar and calories in the foods I’m making.
I never make Teriyaki chicken at home before because one of my sons doesn’t like sauce on this chicken. But my nephew recommend this Teriyaki Sauce recipe from the Xagave cookbook, so I decided to try it and see how it would go over. I was so surprised when my sauceless son said, “Mom, this chicken is really good.” And it was really good.
I grilled the chicken and added the sauce the last few minutes of the cooking time so that it would have time to caramelize just a bit but not burn. I cut the recipe in half and still had some left over. Here’s the recipe cut in half.
Agave Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 T. white rice vinegar
- 3 T. Xagave
- 1 1/2 t. minced garlic
- 1 1/2 t. minced ginger
- 1 T. corn starch (mixed with 1 T. water)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients (except corn starch) in a blender. Pour blended ingredients in pan and bring to boil. Once sauce begins to boil, immediately reduce to simmer. Mix corn starch and water and add to sauce, stirring constantly until thickens (about one minute.)
I added a pinch of Chinese 5 spice. Really boosted the flavor.
Sounds like a delicious addition. Thanks for sharing Heather!
have you ever thought about using tapioca powder instead of the cornstarch? It doesn’t change the flavor, easier to work with in the sense of the same ratio also doesn’t allow those large glutenous balls to form.
Hi Jen – I haven’t seen tapioca powder in stores. I’ll have to look for it and give it a try. Thanks.
hi Barbara, I’m so excited to find this recipe! I recently purchased some teriyaki sauce and was wishing I could make it myself. I love using agave nectar in cooking and baking since it’s a low-glycemic sweetener, and I’m really looking forward to making this sauce the next time we have stir fry. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe! 🙂 Cheers! sheila
This is the second teriyaki sauce I have seen in the last two minutes. Is this a hint? I am taking it.
I love teriyaki sauce!! I always bought them from the stores, didn't think of making them myself before. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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Love your agave syrup recipes. I had to go on a doctor-prescribed elimination diet to see if it would help with chronic pain. I couldn't eat processed sugar, so agave came into my life. Great stuff.
OOOoooo that agave touch to the sauce is great!! I will give it a try!
I'm always on the lookout for foods my diabetic mother can eat. I'll have to put this in my folder of things to make for her, thanks!
yum yum! Love teriyaki chicken, yours look really good!
Yum! I so love Teriyaki chicken. yours looks really scrumptious!
Nice looking chicken…specially with agave…sounds very interesting. I should try it, since I never use agave in cooking. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
This looks delicious!
I love agave but haven't used it is a savory recipe.
That looks so glisteningly good Barbara! I can really imagine that it would make a convert out of the most sauce resistent among us! 🙂