Best Teriyaki Sauce, Ever.

Hello all! So I was definitely feeling lazy today when it came to dinner… but I did discover something amazing today—the answer to life: A CROCKPOT. J My friends and I went out for sushi and trip to the mall today and I knew I wouldn’t be getting home until dinner time. It is impossible to bring myself to cook after 5:30. We are super early eaters! So I decided to throw something in the crock pot and hope for the best.  The only problem with tonight’s dinner was that there wasn’t enough =P Here is what I did!

I seared a pork tenderloin over the stove top and chunked it into a crock pot on low. Then I threw in my FAVORITE teriyaki sauce recipe ever! I searched and searched for months for the perfect teriyaki sauce recipe. Not the thin watery stuff but the thick, restaurant-style glaze. Mmmm. Okay, after I got back from my 7 hour shopping trip is Saarbrücken, I came back the tenderloin was a perfect 145 degrees. I poured the sauce it was sitting in into a small sauce pan and added the corn starch and water and cooked until it was nice and thick. I cooked up some steamed rice and stir fried some fresh bell peppers in some teriyaki sauce and OH MAN! The pork was so tender it just fell apart in your mouth. It was amazing… I had to add a little more soy sauce to the teriyaki sauce because cooking it in the crockpot watered it down a little bit. But once I tweaked it to taste like it normally does, it was to die for! Okay, so here is the recipe! J

Restaurant-Style Teriyaki Glaze

¼ c. soy sauce

1 c. water

½ tsp. ground ginger

¼ tsp. garlic powder

5 Tbs. brown sugar

1 Tbs. honey

2 Tbs. cornstarch

¼ c. cold water

This recipe is super simple. Just combine the first set of ingredients in a small saucepan and heat through (boil if you are making this after cooking it with meat in a crockpot). After the mixture is all mixed together and hot, mix the cornstarch and water in a cup and dissolve. Pour cornstarch mixture into the saucepan and heat until desired thickness. You can add water if it gets too thick J I promise, once you try this recipe you’ll never buy the store-bought stuff again! And the best thing about this recipe is that everything is already in the pantry J Guten Appetit!