{"id":1852715,"date":"2023-02-21T15:33:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T21:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?post_type=listicle&p=1852715"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T22:03:15","slug":"best-teriyaki-sauce","status":"publish","type":"listicle","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/collection\/best-teriyaki-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"We Tried 10 Brands to Find the Best Teriyaki Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n\r\n[SINGLE_AFFILIATE_PRODUCT superlative=\"Best Teriyaki Sauce for Homemade Stir-Fry\" product_name=\"Panda Express Mandarin Teriyaki Sauce\" image=\"1855466\" image_credit=\"via merchant\" pr_name=\"Walmart\" pr_url=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=131817X1598243&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FPanda-Express-Chinese-Kitchen-Mandarin-Teriyaki-Sauce-20-5-oz%2F45622223\" pr_display_text=\"Shop on Walmart\" \/]\r\n\r\nMost of the time when you reach for store-bought teriyaki sauce, it's to make a stir-fry or other Asian-inspired dish. For these recipes, our Test Kitchen recommends\u00a0Panda Express Mandarin Teriyaki Sauce<\/strong><\/a>. Yep, the fast-food chain famous for its orange chicken<\/a> makes sauce you can take home!\r\n\r\nThis sauce is thick with deep, caramelized flavor, says Sarah Tramonte<\/a> in the Test Kitchen: \"It's so good\u2014well-balanced between sweet and salty.\" This balance is achieved by combining the just-right blend of soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, lemon juice and cayenne. Each of these ingredients works together in perfect harmony to create a bright and savory sauce.\r\n\r\nBeyond the excellent flavor, the honey-thick consistency of this sauce makes it ideal for coating your favorite mix of Asian veggies and proteins for a fuss-free stir fry. All you have to do is stir this into the pan and toss for an easy weeknight meal. The ease and great flavor are exactly what our team wants when creating dishes like this chicken stir-fry<\/a> and other Panda Express copycat recipes<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[SINGLE_AFFILIATE_PRODUCT superlative=\"Best Teriyaki Sauce for Marinating\" product_name=\"P.F. Chang's Teriyaki Sauce\" image=\"1855468\" image_credit=\"via merchant\" pr_name=\"Stop & Shop\" pr_url=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=131817X1598243&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstopandshop.com%2Fproduct%2Fp.f.-changs-home-menu-teriyaki-sauce-14-oz-btl%2F230454\" pr_display_text=\"Shop on Stop & Shop\" retailers_2_name=\"Walmart\" retailers_2_url=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=131817X1598243&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FP-F-Chang-s-Home-Menu-Teriyaki-Sauce-14-OZ%2F121353859\" retailers_2_display_text=\"Shop on Walmart\" \/]\r\n\r\nPlanning on using bottled teriyaki sauce as a marinade? Make sure you pick up a bottle of\u00a0P.F. Chang's Teriyaki Sauce<\/strong><\/a>.\r\n\r\nThat's right, the home of your favorite lettuce wraps<\/a> sells teriyaki sauce right at the grocery store. This sauce is not only perfect for making P.F. Chang's copycats<\/a> but our Test Kitchen says this is the<\/em> sauce for marinating proteins.\r\n\r\n\"It's mildly smoky,\" explains Sarah. That smoky flavor is a great way to amplify the charcoal flavors from your grill or to add smoke when you're making something like crispy baked tofu<\/a> in the oven.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the smoke flavor, this sauce has a nice level of salt (not too much!) and a bit of pineapple juice. Both of these ingredients help to tenderize meat, so it's a great choice when making something like a stir-fry that uses a tougher cut of beef.\r\n\r\nBlended together, the smoke, salt and pineapple\u2014as well as ginger, garlic and chili paste\u2014create a terrific teriyaki that's worth having on hand for marinating (or even making a riff on P.F. Chang's lo mein<\/a>).\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[SINGLE_AFFILIATE_PRODUCT superlative=\"Best Garlic-Forward Teriyaki Sauce\" product_name=\"Kinder's Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce\" image=\"1855472\" image_credit=\"via merchant\" pr_name=\"Amazon \" pr_url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/KINDERS-Organic-Teriyaki-Marinade-Sauce\/dp\/B08DS9XLYV?tag=tohmke-20\" pr_display_text=\"Shop on Amazon\" \/]\r\n\r\nWe know there are lots of garlic fanatics<\/a> out there. And by garlic fanatics, we're talking about the folks that add 10 cloves of garlic<\/a> to a recipe that calls for two (no shame!). So for those folks, our Test Kitchen recommends\u00a0Kinder's Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce<\/strong><\/a>.\r\n\r\nAccording to Josh Rink<\/a> in the Test Kitchen, \"It's more garlic-y than a traditional teriyaki sauce but very good!\"\r\n\r\nThe minced garlic combined with the sweet sesame flavor in this sauce gives it a unique sweet-savory balance that begs you to keep eating. That can't-stop-won't-stop flavor pairs perfectly with appetizers that use bottled teriyaki sauce like our sticky sesame cauliflower<\/a>, sesame chicken sliders<\/a> and Hawaiian skewers.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[SINGLE_AFFILIATE_PRODUCT superlative=\"Best Spicy Teriyaki Sauce\" product_name=\"Sky Valley Organic Teriyaki Sauce\" image=\"1855474\" image_credit=\"via merchant\" pr_name=\"Amazon \" pr_url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/SKY-VALLEY-Organic-Teriyaki-Glaze\/dp\/B075M4FB5H?tag=tohmke-20\" pr_display_text=\"Shop on Amazon\" \/]\r\n\r\nTeriyaki sauce doesn't typically have a lot of heat, but that doesn't mean it's not welcome! Sky Valley Organic Teriyaki Sauce<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>has a touch of spice, and it's why our Test Kitchen loves it so much.\r\n\r\n\"The spiciness in this brand is really tasty,\" says the Test Kitchen's Catherine Ward<\/a>. That kick is courtesy of a good dose of red pepper flakes and ginger puree. Ginger is a warming ingredient that can really amp up the feeling of spice in a dish.\r\n\r\nWhile it's not traditional, this heat along with citrus notes makes Sky Valley's teriyaki a nice change of pace. Our team suggests using it when you want to switch up the flavor of your go-to stir-fry. \"I also think it would be great brushed onto grilled shrimp<\/a>,\" Catherine suggests. With this sauce, try making teriyaki salmon<\/a>.\r\n

What to Look for When Buying Teriyaki Sauce<\/h2>\r\n