Teriyaki sauce (Heinz) is another product in the assortment of products of the world famous American company. The idea of its creation came from the specialists of the company after the original Asian concepts were increasingly used in traditional cuisines of many countries. What is this sauce and what is its practical use?
Product Description
Teriyaki sauce (Heinz) has been on sale relatively recently. It was created by technologists of the famous American food corporation, which has been manufacturing food products since 1869. In her piggy bank there are hundreds of products that have already received well-deserved recognition and approval of customers. Given the growing interest of consumers around the world in unique Japanese cuisine, the company management decided to launch a new Teriyaki sauce. Heinz was one of the first foreign companies to manufacture this truly iconic product for Japan.
Teriyaki sauce is more than two thousand years old. Local culinary experts consider it not just seasoning, but the whole philosophy of the complex process of cooking. The essence of the product lies in its name. Translated from Japanese, “teri” means “to shine”, and “yari” means “to fry”. Together, this can be understood as shine after frying. Indeed Teriyaki sauce ("Heinz") is used to fry foods until an original appetizing shine appears on their surface. As a result, the finished dish acquires just a unique, inimitable taste. This explains the fact that gourmets all over the world adore the famous sauce.
Customer reviews
Anywhere in the world there are people who know and love Teriyaki sauce (Heinz). The majority of the population has mixed reviews about it. This is understandable. After all, not everyone is able to accept the culture of another country. Some buyers consider such a sauce simply a brilliant invention.
The main reason is that this product has a wide range of applications. It can be used at almost all stages of cooking. In addition to the usual frying, it can be used as a marinade or a spectacular addition to meat, fish, poultry and various seafood. In addition, this sauce is able to decorate any salad and perfectly fit to taste in any, even the most complex snack. But most often it is still used to prepare various grilled dishes. In this case, it can act as an additional flavoring, enhancing the pleasant smoked taste. Nevertheless, there are people who are distrustful of such a sauce. Some consider it to be very sweet, similar to an exotic jam. And others are unhappy with the obvious taste of soy sauce. But all this does not prevent the popularity of the product itself.
Original composition
What is Teriyaki (Heinz) sauce? The composition of the product is interesting in its own way, but does not differ in particular variety.
As a rule, the following ingredients are used in its manufacture:
- soy sauce;
- water;
- sugar;
- acetic acid;
- natural nutmeg flavoring;
- acidity regulator;
- ground ginger;
- thickener E1422;
- preservatives (E202 and E211);
- stabilizer E415.
True, this set of products does not quite correspond to the “Teriyaki”, to which the Japanese are accustomed. According to the classic recipe, soy sauce, ginger, sugar and mirin (rice wine) are needed to make it . It is the last component that is responsible for the unique flavor of the product. But the composition developed by Heinz specialists, in terms of basic indicators, is very close to the original. This explains the popularity that Teriyaki enjoys among consumers. They are not even confused by a set of E-supplements, which recently can be found in almost any food product.
Practical use
Many famous chefs often use the popular Japanese sauce to marinate staple foods (meat, fish, vegetables and poultry). Only after that they are subjected to heat treatment. Similarly, chicken is prepared in Teriyaki sauce (Heinz). The method is quite simple, but it will take a lot of time to prepare such a dish.
According to one of the recipes, the following main ingredients must be available: for 1 kilogram of raw chicken wings, 100 milliliters of orange (or grapefruit) juice, ½ teaspoon of dried chili pepper, 2 cloves of garlic, 100 grams of Heinz soy sauce, 30 grams of wine vinegar , 50 grams of honey (or brown sugar), a tablespoon of Heinz tomato ketchup and a teaspoon of ground ginger.
The cooking process consists of three stages:
- Place all the components except the meat in a saucepan, put it on the fire and bring the products to a boil. Cook with constant stirring until thickened. In this case, the sugar should completely dissolve. The resulting composition is very reminiscent of the Japanese "Teriyaki". To facilitate the work, you can take a package of ready-made sauce from Heinz.
- Pour chicken wings with cooked sauce and marinate for at least 3 hours. Better if they stay in it all night.
- Cook the wings on the grill.
It is better to serve such a dish with vegetables or herbs to the table. Separately, you can put a gravy boat with ketchup.