The Professor’s Tangy Teriyaki Sauce

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sake
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
• 5 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

Stir sake and 1/4 cup white sugar together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Add soy sauce, 1/3 cup white sugar, orange marmalade, vinegar, garlic powder, sesame oil, ginger, cayenne pepper, and black pepper; stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until slightly reduced, 5 to 10 minutes.

Whisk cold water and cornstarch together in a small bowl until cornstarch is dissolved. Slowly stir cornstarch mixture into teriyaki sauce, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, until sauce is thickened. Remove from heat and cool.