‘Yakiniku’ Japanese BBQ Sauce

Name: ‘Yakiniku’ Japanese BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 1½ cups
Ingredients: ½ / 75g White onion, finely chopped; ~3 cloves / 10g Garlic, finely chopped; 2 tsp / 10g Ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 2 tsp / 10g Neutral oil; ~5 Tbsp / 75g Red wine; ~5 Tbsp / 75g Mirin; ¾ cup / 150g Soy sauce; 2 Tbsp / 25g Sugar; 1 Tbsp / 15g Honey; ½ Red apple, grated; 1 tsp / 5g Sesame seeds; 1 tsp / 5g Sesame oil

Serve this sauce at the table alongside grilled meat and fresh lettuce. Wrap pieces of grilled meat in crisp lettuce then dip it into the rich, savory sauce.

Recipe byKentaro Torii

Prep10 min

Cook8 min

Total18 min

Makes1½ cups

DietariesVegetarian, Dairy-free, Gluten-free option

Ingredients

Ingredient quantities shown in U.S. units.

Yakiniku BBQ Sauce

½75gWhite onion, finely chopped
~3 cloves10gGarlic, finely chopped
2 tsp10gGinger, peeled and finely chopped
2 tsp10gNeutral oil
~5 Tbsp75gRed wine
~5 Tbsp75gMirin
¾ cup150gSoy sauce
2 Tbsp25gSugar
1 Tbsp15gHoney
½½Red apple, grated
1 tsp5gSesame seeds
1 tsp5gSesame oil

Method

Preparation

Finely chop the onion, garlic, and ginger. Grate the apple using a cheese grater.
Heat a little oil in a pan over low heat. Add the onion and cook gently until soft and translucent.
Add the garlic and ginger, and cook for about 3 minutes until fragrant.
Pour in the red wine and let it simmer until reduced to about one-fifth of its original amount.
Add the mirin and continue simmering until it reduces by half.
Stir in the soy sauce, sugar, honey, and grated apple.
Let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes.
Finish by adding sesame seeds and a drizzle of sesame oil.