Simple, yet traditional beef teriyaki marinade that's better than your favorite Chinese takeaway.
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Prep Time10 minutesmins
Active Time10 minutesmins
Resting Time5 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Ingredients
1lbFlank Steak
Teriyaki Marinade
1/3cupLow Sodium, Kikkoman Soy Sauce
1/3cupMirin
2tbspRice Vinegar
1/4cupWater
4tbspEvaporated Cane Sugarany sugar works
1/2tspground ginger
1/2tspgranulated garlic
Instructions
Take flank steak and slice against the grain into thin strips (~0.25-0.5" thick)Optionally, you could also slice on a bias to make the pieces wider and more tender.
In a mixing bowl combine the marinade ingredients - ensure your sugar is dissolved and well combined.
1/3 cup Low Sodium, Kikkoman Soy Sauce, 1/3 cup Mirin, 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar, 1/4 cup Water, 4 tbsp Evaporated Cane Sugar, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
Marinate your sliced beef for at least 2 hours - ideally overnight; I personally marinated for 48 hours.If you're using bamboo skewers, soak these overnight for 24 hours too.
Get Your Grill to ~350F-400F
Take your marinated beef and skewer the meat. I like to do a weaving pattern and then extend it up the skewer. Stacking the meat on the skewer will only make it take longer to finish and cook unevenly.
Put the skewered beef over the fire. Flip back and forth every 30 seconds or so.Remember, this marinade has LOTS of sugar and it will burn if you leave the meat over the fire too long in one place. Some char is fine, but lots of char will taste bitter.Keep flipping back and forth until you're happy with the color, and the edges have a slight char. This took me ~8-10 minutes.