Teriyaki chicken / Chicken Teriyaki

Chicken Teriyaki

Another very popular Japanese recipe. Chicken teriyaki is grilled chicken slices with yummy sweet and sour sauce made from soy, mirin, ginger, garlic and chili paste. You can make this recipe with tofu, cauliflower or any meat you like.

Chicken Teriyaki Recipe

Recipe by Neha NairCourse: MainCuisine: JapaneseDifficulty: Medium
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes

Chicken teriyaki is a very popular Japanese recipe which is basically grilled chicken pieces with soy sauce, mirin, ginger and garlic.

Ingredients

  • Teriyaki Sauce :-
  • 1/2 cup of soy sauce

  • 1/2 cup of water

  • 1/4 cup of Japanese cooking wine like sake or mirin

  • 1.5 Tbsp of finely chopped ginger

  • 1.5 Tbsp of finely chopped garlic

  • 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes

  • 4 Tbsp of agave nectar or browin sugar

  • 2 tsp of corn starch

  • For Chicken:
  • 2 skinless and boneless chicken thighs or breast

  • 1 /2 Tbsp of soy sauce

  • 1-2 Tbsp of oil

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  • Slice the chicken into very thin pieces about 1 inch long. Marinate it with soy sauce, salt and pepper. Set it aside for 15 mins.
  • In a sauce pan, mix everything listed under teriyaki sauce well until the corn starch dissolves.
  • Turn on the heat and cook over low heat until the sauce is thick enough to coat your spoon.
  • Heat a wok and add oil and stir fry chicken pieces in 2 batches or heat a wide pan or griddle pan and cook chicken pieces until cooked.
  • When the chicken is cooked, add 1/4 to 1/3 cup of teriyaki sauce over the chicken and cook further a minute.
  • Teriyaki chicken is done. Serve chicken teriyaki with steam

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