Teriyaki Sauce

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup Sugar-Water Simple Syrup (see recipe below)
2 cups soy sauce
2 tbsp. minced fresh garlic
4 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
2 green onions (optional)
Toasted sesame seeds (optional)
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Simple Syrup:
Just mix one part water to one part sugar in a heavy-bottom saucepan and put over a medium-low flame until the sugar has completely dissolved into the water. The trick? Restrain yourself! Don't stir the mixture or else the sugar will crystallize and won't turn into syrup. Make extra and use the leftovers for that Southern treat, sweetened iced tea