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    Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Sauce

    November 23, 2019 by Tiffany 6 Comments

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    Japanese steakhouse ginger sauce for dipping meat, vegetables, or eating with fried rice. Tastes just like the ginger sauce you eat at Japanese restaurants.

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    Just 5 ingredients and done in under 5 minutes!

    Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Sauce

    This is a recipe for the ginger meat sauce served at Japanese steakhouses where they cook in front of you on a teppanyaki or hibachi grill.

    I’m sure you’ve been to a Shogun, Taki, Ohana, Benihana, or Japanese Village that serves a very similar dipping sauce. They’re all so tasty!

    Anyone else out there request to have extra ginger sauce at the Japanese restaurant and tell the chef they can skip giving you the seafood mustard sauce?

    I know I’m not alone in this. My mother does it too and when others at the table hear us request this, they ask the same thing!

    Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Sauce

    We dip everything into it – the shrimp, chicken, steak, vegetables, fried rice, you name it. It’s the best meat sauce and it would also make a great marinade.

    Japanese steakhouses don’t always offer takeout so we were looking to make the sauce at home and we’ve tried many, many different versions.

    This is the closest we’ve come to what our local Japanese steakhouses serve.

    What is in Japanese Ginger Sauce?

    • Minced Ginger or Ginger Paste
    • Diced Yellow Onion
    • White Vinegar
    • Lemon Juice
    • Soy Sauce
    Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Sauce

    How to make Japanese ginger sauce?

    Begin by chopping the onion into small pieces. The smaller the better so that the food processor or blender can easily blend them down into sauce.

    Mince the ginger root if not already done so. I have found that buying it already minced from the produce section of the grocery is easiest.

    Fresh ginger root also works, but it takes a little more time to mince.

    To use fresh ginger, cut off any knobby pieces.

    Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Sauce

    The skin is very thin. It’s better to use the side of a spoon to scrape it off than to use a peeler.

    A peeler would remove too much of the ginger inside.

    Once you have the main piece trimmed down, begin chopping it until it is very fine or use a garlic press or masher.

    Add all of the ingredients to the food processor and blend until smooth.

    Serve with steak, chicken, seafood, vegetables, or rice.

    Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Sauce

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    Ginger Sauce

    Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Sauce

    Japanese steakhouse ginger sauce for dipping meat, vegetables, or eating with fried rice. Tastes just like the ginger sauce you eat at Japanese restaurants. Just 5 ingredients and done in under 5 minutes!
    4.59 from 167 votes
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    Course: Sauces & Dips
    Cuisine: Japanese
    Prep Time: 7 minutes
    Total Time: 7 minutes
    Servings: 6 Servings
    Author: Tiffany

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoons Minced Ginger or Ginger Paste
    • ½-3/4 cup Diced Onion, depending on how much you like
    • ¼ cup Soy Sauce
    • 3 tablespoons Lemon Juice
    • 3 tablespoons White Vinegar

    Instructions
     

    • Chop onion into small pieces. Peel and mince ginger root if not already done so.
    • In a food processor, blend all ingredients until smooth.
    • Serve with steak, chicken, seafood, vegetables, or rice.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 16 kcalCarbohydrates: 3 gProtein: 1 gFat: 1 gSaturated Fat: 1 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1 gMonounsaturated Fat: 1 gSodium: 541 mgPotassium: 58 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 1 gVitamin A: 1 IUVitamin C: 4 mgCalcium: 6 mgIron: 1 mg
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    1. Bridgett

      May 30, 2021 at 5:54 pm

      Can’t wait to try this! Can this be frozen?

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      • Tiffany

        May 31, 2021 at 1:32 pm

        Absolutely! I have frozen ginger sauce both in an air-tight container and in ice cube trays (so I can thaw a small amount at a time). Both work great! I recommend keeping them frozen up to 3 months for best quality.

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    2. Elo

      January 19, 2021 at 11:52 pm

      How long is this safe for in an air tight container in the fridge? I may have become neurotic about botulism

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      • Tiffany

        January 21, 2021 at 4:46 pm

        Hi Elo,
        The ginger sauce can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
        Thank you for asking!
        -Tiffany

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    3. Anneli J

      December 24, 2020 at 10:03 pm

      5 stars
      I made this. I added a bit of maple syrup (yes it is amazing) because I wanted a bit of sweetness. Also added a teaspoon of peanut butter powder, so it had that peanut sauce taste. It was delicious. I’d had eaten something similar at a sushi house and I’ve been trying to replicate it. Thanks for the recipe, it helped me get there. I marinated my steak (cut up in small pieces) in the sauce and fried it up in a cast iron pan. Super delicious.

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      • Tiffany

        December 29, 2020 at 5:05 am

        I’m happy that it helped you get to the recipe you were trying to recreate. 🙂 That’s a win!

        Reply

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