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Ginger Sauce Benihana Copycat Recipe

January 4, 2021 by Megan Porta 27 Comments

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This Asian-inspired sauce is a replica of that famous Ginger Sauce Benihana copycat recipe you love so much. Goes great with steak, veggies, rice or fish!

bowl of Benihana ginger sauce next to lemon wedges

Original post: March 2016 | Updated: January 2021

If you’ve ever eaten at Benihana or a similar Hibachi-style restaurant, you have likely begun salivating when you dunk a succulent piece of steak into their famous Ginger Sauce. Every time we go to Benihana, I end up dousing my steak, shrimp, veggies AND rice with that stuff.

It is unbelievably addicting. Benihana Ginger Sauce always pops into my head when I try to come up with with perfect dressing for any salad. And I don’t need to pay a visit to Benihana to get my hands on it. I can make it in my own kitchen easily!

WHERE CAN YOU BUY BENIHANA GINGER SAUCE

According to their site, Benihana prides themselves in preparing the sauce they serve fresh and making it daily. But that’s why we decided to concoct a recipe ourselves and share it with YOU!

Since they don’t share their recipe, we took what we know to be some very flavorful ingredients and tested it until it was the perfect combination of flavors to mimic their sauce.

HOW TO MAKE GINGER SAUCE BENIHANA COPYCAT RECIPE

STEP 1

Start with your food processor. It’s handy and easy to clean and it’s a tool I use often. Toss in the onions, fresh ginger and liquids so you can come up with a uniform chunky sauce that will be perfect as your condiment for many recipes!

Store in a sealed container in the fridge. Best when used within 5 days of preparing it.

RECIPE NOTES

  • This sauce can be enjoyed immediately but will taste even better after a day of marinating!
  • If you don’t own a food processor, you can easily grate the onion and ginger by hand.
  • If at all possible you will want to use fresh ginger. Substitute ground ginger only if needed.
ginger, soy sauce and onions in bowl of a food processor

FRESH GINGER VS GROUND GINGER

When making this inspired sauce, when at all possible you want to use fresh ginger. Buying a small stalk of the root is very affordable and provides so much more pungency (in the best way) to the sauce.

Substitute ground ginger when needed, but ground ginger is more commonly used in baked goods or drinks.

USES FOR GINGER SAUCE

  • Everything! Seriously!
  • It is a great condiment for seafood, steak, pork chops and chicken.
  • Use as a dipping sauce for Asian appetizers such as egg rolls, wontons or potstickers.
  • Use as a dressing for any salad.
  • Enjoy it tossed in a stir fry meal or over pasta.
  • Add to a side dish of quinoa or rice.
  • Consider using it as a dipping sauce for Steak Bites, Steak Salad or Grilled Veggies.
  • Any food you enjoy dipping in soy sauce will likely taste good with ginger sauce, too. It’s so versatile!
pourable container of Benihana ginger sauce next to lemons

OTHER FAVORITE HOMEMADE SAUCES

I’m obsessed with making savory homemade sauces! Down with store bought! Here are a handful of my favorites that you are sure to fall in love with. These all make for great gifts, too!

  • Homemade Enchilada Sauce is more delicious than anything you can buy at the store and it is super easy to make. It only requires a handful of ingredients and is done in 15 minutes, with perfect flavor and consistency. 
  • Alfredo Sauce is super easy to make, done in under 10 minutes. 
  • A copycat recipe of the famous Arby’s Sauce that makes sandwiches sing! This zingy flavorful BBQ style sauce is so delicious. 
  • This homemade Pizza Sauce takes less than 25 minutes to make!
  • Pasta Sauce is super easy, meaty and hearty when made in an Instant Pot. Using a pressure cooker to cook pasta sauce makes it flavorful and quick to prepare, but tastes like is has simmered on the stove all day. 
  • Make your own Taco Sauce to use in a variety of Mexican dishes, such as tacos, burritos and taco salads. Ditch the store-bought version so you know EXACTLY what goes inside!

Ginger Sauce Benihana Copycat Recipe

This delicious sauce is a replica of the famous Ginger Sauce Benihana copycat recipe you love so much. Great with steak, veggies or rice!
4.1 from 11 votes
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Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: how do i make ginger sauce
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 16kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh ginger grated
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 3/4 cup soy sauce

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Pulse/puree until a chunky consistency is achieved. Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
  • Serve with a salad, vegetables, steak, shrimp or pour over rice/grains.

Notes

  • This sauce can be enjoyed immediately but will taste even better after a day of marinating!
  • If you don’t own a food processor, you can easily grate the onion and ginger by hand.
  • If at all possible you will want to use fresh ginger. Substitute ground ginger only if needed.

Nutrition

Calories: 16kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 811mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg

Filed Under: Latest, Popular, Sauces Tagged With: 30 Minutes or Less, Backyard BBQ, Condiments, Dinner, DIY Gifts, Fathers Day, Fourth of July, Freezer Meal, Ginger, No Bake, Onion

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Comments

  1. Shane Diggety

    February 28, 2021 at 12:56 am

    5 stars
    Spot on! Great base sauce. I don’t understand how people can complain about it. Simple and real easy to adjust for preference. Well done.

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      March 3, 2021 at 8:29 pm

      I’m glad you enjoyed it too. I love having this on hand. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  2. Mariana

    January 6, 2021 at 11:36 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve been wanting this sauce for a loong time and never thought I’d find the exact recipe. Until Google sent me here and I’m so glad it did! Your instructions are very clear and the flavor is the same I remember and loved. I’ve been using it as a dressing for my salad and even on fried rice and beef. Thank you!! I’ll keep this recipe forever!

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      January 21, 2021 at 4:44 am

      Yay! That’s great to hear. Glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
  3. Kim

    December 5, 2020 at 7:31 pm

    5 stars
    Very delicious, Megan! I used a large onion, so a quarter cup of lemon juice is the perfect amount. Otherwise, the onion would overpower the sauce. Your ingredients are spot on. I wish people wouldn’t give low ratings just because they don’t know how to adjust amounts to their liking.

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      December 7, 2020 at 2:37 pm

      Thank you for your feedback Kim. I think its helpful to others to hear what worked! I enjoy this recipe to and find it easy to adjust to my preferences. Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
  4. Walker

    October 22, 2020 at 5:59 am

    5 stars
    Awesome! I make this regularly. Definitely recommend letting it sit in the fridge at least overnight – 2 nights if possible!

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      October 22, 2020 at 3:22 pm

      Yes, the flavors marinate so well if you can wait that long! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
  5. Ruth

    October 13, 2020 at 2:57 am

    5 stars
    Wonderful! Absolutely Wonderful,

    Reply
  6. Cassandra

    October 3, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    2 stars
    I didn’t enjoy this sauce. I felt something was missing and it had too much lemon.

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      October 6, 2020 at 8:32 pm

      That’s an easy fix to reduce the amount of lemon but I’m sorry you didn’t love it like I did! Thanks for trying it.

      Reply
  7. Cassandra

    October 3, 2020 at 2:31 pm

    2 stars
    I didn’t enjoy this sauce. I left something was missing and it had too much lemon.

    Reply
  8. Piggy's Mamma

    October 3, 2020 at 12:42 am

    5 stars
    Delicious! Thank you for sharing. I reduced the lemon juice and it is YUMMY!

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      October 6, 2020 at 8:33 pm

      I’m glad you enjoyed it! It really is a personal preference and I’m glad you found the sauce the way you enjoyed it – cooking is so personal. Thank you for sharing your tweak to it!

      Reply
  9. Jason Meyer

    August 8, 2020 at 2:16 am

    4 stars
    This recipe is just about perfect! I made it yesterday and both the wife and I agree it’s a little too much lemon. Could have been too small of an onion but I feel like the lemon overpowers just a bit. But this is pretty damn close. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      August 10, 2020 at 6:45 pm

      That’s an easy tweak to change – glad you gave it a shot and hopefully make again with the perfect lemon amount! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  10. Lean

    May 26, 2020 at 4:10 am

    5 stars
    DELICIOUS! My fav sauce!

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      May 26, 2020 at 4:04 pm

      It’s so fun to be able to have it any time you want! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
  11. JJ Pangos

    April 7, 2020 at 2:36 am

    2 stars
    Ingredients seem the same but measuremnets are clearly a complete guess!

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      April 8, 2020 at 3:04 pm

      I enjoyed this recipe but the beauty of cooking at home is making it the way you’d like it. Let me know what combination you come up with that works for you! Enjoy!

      Reply
  12. Corey

    February 16, 2017 at 5:06 am

    The recipe is on their website now. Everything is the same except they add lemon zest also

    Reply
  13. Inger @ Art of Natural Living

    June 21, 2016 at 5:39 pm

    This looks great! How long does it last?

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      June 22, 2016 at 12:50 am

      It is so delicious! Store it in the fridge for no longer than 2 weeks or so. Enjoy!
      Megan

      Reply
      • Taka Komodo

        July 25, 2020 at 1:55 pm

        If you want it to taste good, DON’T use white vinegar. Use RICE wine vinegar. That’s what all hibachi joints use in theirs.

        Reply
        • Megan Porta

          August 4, 2020 at 6:12 pm

          Thank you for the tip.

          Reply
  14. [email protected]

    March 24, 2016 at 3:30 am

    Wow… this is great. I am sure it is a very good dressing or dipping sauce for a steamed chicken. Of course, it will be really nice for steamed fish too. 🙂

    Reply
    • Megan Porta

      March 29, 2016 at 3:51 pm

      This would be GREAT with chicken or fish! Yum!!
      Megan

      Reply

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