# teriyaki steak tips recipe, anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 22, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teriyaki-steak-tips-recipe-anyone/190063 "2003-07-22T01:19:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teriyaki-steak-tips-recipe-anyone/190063/1 "2003-07-22T01:19:06Z")
My husband loves the teriyaki steak tips at a local restaurant. I bought teriyaki sauce in an effort to duplicate them, but then realized that I was unclear on the method. I thought I would post here to see if anyone had any bright ideas. I ran across a recipe on Recipe Source that recommended slicing the steak and cooking it in a crockpot for 6 hours or so. Does that sound like it might work? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teriyaki-steak-tips-recipe-anyone/190063/2 "2003-07-22T19:06:18Z")
In the ingredients section, that should read “¼ **Cup** Ponzu.” ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teriyaki-steak-tips-recipe-anyone/190063/3 "2003-07-22T23:15:41Z")
That sounds like a great recipe, **Zenster**. Unfortunately, all I wanted was a good recipe. So while I appreciate the great (but complicated) recipe, I was wondering if you or anyone else had anything simpler that they might suggest. By the way, you were right about the crockpot. I tried it overnight, before I read your post. Definitely too much teriyaki flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teriyaki-steak-tips-recipe-anyone/190063/4 "2003-07-23T00:29:50Z")
Take about 2/3ds of a cup of teriyaki sauce and about 2/3ds of a cup of soy sauce. Add about 1/3d of a cup of either Mirin (a sweet cooking wine found in the Asian section of your favorite supermarket) OR sherry (less authentic, but it’ll do.). Add about 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 2 tsp ginger powder (or 1 tsp fresh ginger), 2 chopped spring onions/scallions and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Mix everything. Cut the meat into “fingers” (best bet? Get a flank steak or brisket and cut it _against_ the grain into strips about a 1/2 inch thick and 1 1/2 inches long. But you have to cut ACROSS the grain!!!\* ) and marinate for an hour, tops. Get a veggie steamer (you know…one of those metal dealies that fold out and you steam veggies on? Your supermaket 'll have one for under $2.00) and put it in a pot. Add water and a shot of whatever wine you added to the marinade. When the water boils, steam the meat for about 6 minutes. When done, either heat up a wok or your broiler. Add a bit of oilto the wok or spray a pan with Pam. Dunk the meat back in the marinade. Put on the pan and under the broiler for 4-5 minute (until the meat gets browned and a little sauce chars) or in the wok, again until it chars a tiny bit. If you want a dipping sauce, get a big heaping teaspoon of corn-starch and mix it with about 3 tablespoons of ice cold water. Mix well so there’s no lumps. Dump the mixture into the marinade and stir. Heat the marinade until it starts to simmer and thicken. Enjoy! \*Did I mention that if you cut it with the grain, you’ll end up with leather? It’ll be so tough that it’s inedible. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teriyaki-steak-tips-recipe-anyone/190063/5 "2003-07-23T04:02:01Z")
Look, **Brynda** , if you don’t like my recipes, fine, don’t use them. But you really didn’t have go and get them deleted! ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teriyaki-steak-tips-recipe-anyone/190063/6 "2003-07-23T04:07:05Z")
Steak tips, you say? Vegetarian here (so sorry about that, **Zenster** ) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teriyaki-steak-tips-recipe-anyone/190063/7 "2003-07-23T22:36:12Z")
Maybe I am being whooshed here, but you know I didn’t delete your recipe, right, **Zenster**? I don’t know what the hamsters did with it.