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A healthy gluten-free Paleo Teriyaki Sauce that’s quick to make and rivals store bought! You know exactly what goes in it and is a terrific sauce for any Whole30 low carb teriyaki recipes or even as a dipping sauce for dumplings!
Easy and Gluten-Free Teriyaki Sauce (Paleo, Whole30)
This is an easy and gluten-free teriyaki sauce that’s very versatile. It tastes as good as any store-bought versions with the added bonus that you know exactly what goes in it, and you can customize it to your taste.
My Paleo Teriyaki Sauce has no added sugar and is also soy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, and low carb. Just place the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for about 8-10 minutes to bring the flavor together. That’s it!
If you are on keto, use my Keto Teriyaki Sauce!
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Does teriyaki have soy?
Traditionally a basic teriyaki sauce is made with shoyu (Japanese soy sauce), sugar, mirin, and sake. To make the sauce gluten-free and soy-free, my homemade Paleo Teriyaki Sauce uses coconut aminos to replace soy sauce.
Uses for Paleo Teriyaki Sauce
Use this healthy Whole30 friendly teriyaki sauce for many dishes, including:
- Chicken Yakitori Skewers
- Paleo Teriyaki Chicken
- Air Fryer Teriyaki Salmon
- Japanese Gyoza Meatballs – swap the dipping sauce for teriyaki
- Tsukune Japanese Grilled Chicken Meatballs
It’s also a terrific dipping sauce for Paleo Har Gow Dumplings (Chinese crystal dumplings) and Paleo Keto Dim Sum Shumai.
If you can think of other ways to use this, drop a message in the comments section below and I’ll update the post – and thank you in advance!
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Gluten-Free Paleo Teriyaki Sauce (Whole30)
Ingredients
- ½ cup apple juice
- 7 tbsp coconut aminos
- 4 tbsp rice vinegar or 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger root
- 1 tsp grated garlic about 2 small cloves, optional
- 3-4 tbsp chopped scallions optional
- 2 tsp arrowroot powder + 1 tbsp water optional
Instructions
- In a medium size sauce pot, add ingredients from apple juice to scallions, if using. Simmer the sauce over medium-low heat and stir with a wooden spoon until the sauce simmers and starts bubbling, about 6-8 minutes.
- In a small bowl stir-well arrowroot with water. Slowly drizzle it into the sauce until it thickens, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Off heat, let it cool before storing it in a glass container. Store it in the fridge. Best finish in 2 weeks.
Notes
- Taste and make seasoning adjustments to your own liking, particularly the vinegar quantity. Apple cider vinegar is more acidic (and less sweet) than rice vinegar.
- If you want to avoid the arrowroot starch, the basic teriyaki sauce in Japan is made without the starch. Simply simmer the sauce longer over medium-low to low heat for 12-15 minutes.
- The very basic Paleo teriyaki sauce has no garlic, ginger, and scallions. Feel free to try this version if it works better for your needs. 🙂
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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- Chinese Chicken Cabbage Salad
- Paleo Chicken Katsu
- Asian Chicken Noodle Soup!
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Excellent sauce!!
Thank you!
This is the perfect sauce for Whole 30. I use it as a marinade, a BBQ sauce, a dip… will no doubt keep using it well after my 30 days are up.
That’s awesome!
This is the best Whole30 sauce I have made yet! I used rice vinegar and it was teriyaki perfection.
Thank you!
Do you think orange juice would work instead of apple?
Yes it should!
So easy and so delicious!
Thank you, Abbey!
This sauce is by far the best teriyaki sauce in the gluten-free paleo world. We use the sauce on everything from chicken to salmon. All very good. Thanks for sharing!
We made it! It was just the right amount of sweet and tart flavor. I can’t believe it’s healthy, too! Going to use this sauce for teriyaki steak or teriyaki shrimp. It’s gonna be fantastic!
Thank you!
Any replacement for apple juice for Keto?
Try monk fruit brown sugar or any keto friendly sweeteners you like 🙂