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Teriyaki Chicken

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Teriyaki Chicken

I’m sure many of you are very familiar with this dish Teriyaki Chicken. Teri refers to the shiny sheen that the teriyaki sauce forms on the surface of the chicken, while yaki means grilled. Hence, the original dish is made by grilling the chicken and then basting it with a sweet soy sauce. But honestly… grilling in the house? It sounds like smoke and oil spurting everywhere to me. Haha. So I’ve found a very easy recipe that’s made all inside one frying pan.

I used deboned chicken thigh and I highly recommend this part of the chicken as the meat is very tender, moist and juicy here, as compared to the chicken breast. This sweet and sticky sauce is definitely to die for! It’s a pity that I don’t have a bowl of rice to eat with the chicken.

Teriyaki Chicken

Ingredients for Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

  • Ryorishu (料理酒) / Sake. This Japanese rice wine is clear in colour and has the viscosity of water. It helps to tenderize meat and get rid of the unpleasant smell. In many Japanese recipes, food is often marinated with sake then rinsed before cooking. If you cannot find Japanese cooking sake, opt for a rice wine.
  • Mirin (みりん). It is also a type of Japanese rice wine, but has a light golden colour and is more syrupy. It is sweet in taste, but the depth of its sweetness is different from regular sugar. It also helps to tenderize meat and get rid of unpleasant smell as well. If you cannot find mirin, dissolve 1 teaspoon of sugar into every tablespoon of cooking sake – but note that the taste will be different as compared to using mirin itself.

Unfortunately, I don’t have step-by-step photos for this post! If you’ve followed me on Instagram (@foodiebaker), you would have noticed me posting a video of me making the teriyaki chicken. The video’s really amateurish, so pardon the quality! But I was so engrossed in taking the video that I have forgotten to take photos… here’s the video! I hope it will suffice should you want to make this recipe!

I’m submitting this recipe to Little Thumbs Up organised by Doreen from my little favourite DIY and Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids. This month’s theme is Soy – hosted by Mich from Piece of Cake. The recipes are all linked at this post! I’m also submitting this to Asian Food Fest #1 Oct 2013: Japan, hosted by Alan from travelling foodies.


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Teriyaki Chicken

Teriyaki Chicken with homemade teriyaki sauce made from scratch with simple pantry ingredients. This is delicious on its own but pair it with a bowl of white rice, miso soup and freshly shredded cabbage for a wholesome meal.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Resting Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Servings: 1 people

INGREDIENTS
 

Teriyaki Sauce

Garnish

  • White sesame seeds, toasted
  • Spring onion, finely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Rinse the chicken and trim off excess fats. Pat dry with paper towel. Rub the grated ginger and salt all over the chicken thigh and set aside for 30 minutes. Pat dry again with paper towel, removing as much ginger as possible.
  • Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add in oil and when the oil is hot. Add in the chicken thigh, skin side down, and fry for 3 to 5 minutes until the skin is crispy. Turn the chicken and working quickly, add in sake and cover the frying pan. Lower the heat to medium-low and steam-cook the chicken for 3 to 5 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
  • While the chicken is steam-cooking, combine the Teriyaki Sauce ingredients. After the chicken is cooked, pour in the sauce and turn up the heat to medium. Flip the chicken frequently, basting it in the sauce. After a few minutes, the sauce will start to thicken and become sticky. The chicken will be have a shiny surface.
  • Transfer the chicken to a chopping board and slice it into thick chunks. Transfer it onto a serving platter (or on top a bowl of rice) and sprinkle with sesame seeds and spring onion. Pour the sauce into a small serving side dish and serve.

NOTES

– Adapted from No Recipes
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Comments

    • Jasline N. says

      Hi Justina, I don’t have a specific brand. I always buy one that states 100% pure honey but not a too expensive brand – so I can make them into drinks and use them in cooking (without feeling heart pain!)

      Reply

  3. Jessie-CookingMoments says

    Hi Jasline, after so long not visiting you, I was welcomed by this salivating dish! The chicken looks juicy with the teriyaki sauce. I basically cookt this dish once a week, but using store-bought sweet teriyaki sauce, hehehe.

    Reply

  6. Bam's Kitchen says

    Hello Jasline, I love this dish and with the thigh meat it is so very tender and delicious. I want to see your link to your video. I don’t think I an access it. Can you please reattach or send me the link from twitter? Miss you! BAM

    Reply

  8. Zoe says

    Hi Jasline,

    You are upgrading your blog to vblog… Nice! For some privacy reason, I have chosen not sign up histagram. Sorry! Otherwise, I would love to see your video.

    Zoe

    Reply

  19. Kimmy says

    Hi Jasline, yummylicious. Seen many teriyaki chicken recipes and tried one before, it was good but quite tedious as I have to prepare the teriyaki sauce from stretch. Yours look good and simple steps. Bookmarked to try. TQ

    Reply

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