Best Steak Sauce (ready in 5 minutes)

Name: Best Steak Sauce (ready in 5 minutes)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: 2 New York Striploin steakssalt and pepper; ¼ cup toasted white sesame seeds; 2 tbsp onions; 1 tsp garlic; ¼ cup soy sauce; ¼ cup water; 1 tsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp mustard powder; 1 cup of grapeseed oil

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This is the best steak sauce ever. This Japanese steak sauce was inspired by Kobe Steak House a teppanyaki spot in Vancouver. I knew I had to recreate this amazing teppanyaki sauce. This sauce is not only great on steak but rice, prawns, chicken, or fish. You need to make this sauce! It only takes 5 minutes to make.

While steak is a delicious dish on its own, the addition of the right sauce can take it to the next level. This rich, savory Japanese steak sauce recipe adds an extra layer of flavor to the steak, making it irresistibly delicious.

This was inspired by my other recipe on this site, Asian Steak Bites, and pairs well with these amazing side dishes: Miso Glazed Eggplant and Sesame Braised Cabbage.

What is Japanese Steak Sauce?

Japanese steak sauce is a savory condiment used to enhance the flavor of steak and other dishes like chicken, seafood, and vegetables in many Japanese restaurants. Also featured in Japanese steakhouse chains like the popular Benihana, it's creamy, tangy, and slightly sweet with a delightful umami flavor that perfectly compliments any steak dish.

While this popular Teppanyaki sauce is usually made with mayonnaise or cream, my homemade sauce recipe uses toasted ground sesame seeds and soy sauce as its main ingredients to produce a creamy base, making it dairy-free and vegan-friendly. Aside from being the best steak sauce, it's also the perfect sauce for prawns, lobsters, scallops, chicken, or fish.

Ingredients for this Teppanyaki style steak sauce

Toasted white sesame seeds: When blended with other liquids, toasted sesame seeds format a creamy, nutty, and slightly sweet base for the steak sauce.

Onion and garlic: Essential to most sauces!

Soy Sauce: Serves as a liquid to blend the ingredients while adding a rich, creamy flavor.

Water: Thins out the steak sauce and makes it easier to blend everything.

Vinegar: Rice wine vinegar brings out the sweetness of other ingredients and adds a slight tangy taste.

Mustard powder: Adds a little bit of heat to the white sauce.

Oil: I'm using grapeseed oil to emulsify the sauce to make it thick and creamy. You can use vegetable oil, canola oil or avocado oil.

See recipe card for quantities.

sesame garlic sauce — blend all the sauce ingredients except the oil

toasted sesame seed garlic sauce — blend all the sauce ingredients except the oil

sesame sauce — blend until smooth and creamy

sesame steak sauce — blend until smooth and creamy

Instructions

Teppanyaki Sauce

Using a Vitamix or a high-powered blender. Blend all the ingredients except the grapeseed oil.
Once the mixture is fully blended, slowly incorporate the oil. Let the blender emulsify until it creates a thick sauce.
Set the sauce aside in the fridge.

Steak

Salt the steak on both sides.
Sear on cast iron for 3 minutes on each side or until the steak is medium rare.
Remove from heat and rest.
Serve with the sauce on the side.

Top tip

Blend all of the ingredients until smooth except the grapeseed oil. This flavorful sauce should be thick and creamy, not runny or chunky. Add a bit of soya or more water if it's too thick.

Equipment

High-powered blender or food processor like Vitamix
Cast iron pan
Jar with lid
Tongs

Storage

Store the leftover Teppanyaki sauce in a jar for up to 7 days in the fridge if it lasts that long. I could drink this stuff.

FAQ

What is Japanese steak sauce made of?

Japanese steak sauce is a savory, flavorful condiment made from toasted sesame seeds, grapeseed oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, onion, garlic, and spices like mustard powder. The ingredients are combined and mixed until the desired consistency is achieved, which is a thick and creamy sauce that’s perfect for steaks.

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Pairing

These are my favorite dishes to serve with this steak.

Best Steak Sauce (ready in 5 minutes)

5 from 3 reviews

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This is the best steak sauce ever. This Japanese steak sauce is great on steak, rice, prawns, chicken, or fish. You need to make this sauce!

Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 1.5 cups of steak sauce 1x

Ingredients

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2 New York Striploin steaks
salt and pepper

Japanese Steak Sauce

¼ cup toasted white sesame seeds

2 tablespoon onions

1 teaspoon garlic

¼ cup soy sauce

¼ cup water

1 teaspoon rice vinegar

1 teaspoon mustard powder

1 cup of grapeseed oil

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Instructions

Japanese Steak Sauce

Using a vitamix or a high-powered blender. Blend all the ingredients except the grapeseed oil.
Once the mixture is fully blended, slowly incorporate the oil. Let the blender emulsify until it creates a thick sauce.
Set the sauce aside in the fridge.