Teriyaki is a little hard to translate, and a little humorous, but literally means shiny grilled meat. It’s the sugar that makes it glisten. It’s popular in both Japan and America, but in my country you can get a teriyaki burger at McDonalds! You should try it if you come to visit (though this recipe is naturally much better!)
Yield: 2 servings
Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless chicken thigh
Spices
- 3 tsp mirin
- 4 tsp soy sauce
- 3 tsp sake
- 3 tsp sugar
- dash salt
- dash pepper
Preparation
- Cut any visible tendons on the chicken and season both sides with salt and pepper (take off the skin before cooking if you prefer)
- Heat oil in a frying pan and braise the skin on the chicken for 3 minutes on high heat and flip, cook for 3 more minutes with medium heat
- Remove the chicken from the pan and slice into 1/2 inch strips, then return to pan
- Add mixed spices (soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar) and cook 2 minutes on medium heat
- Serve chicken drizzled with the sauce from the pan
Your blog looks great! I like your simple recipes. I’m gonna try Chicken Teriyaki for dinner tonight. Thanks for the tip :)
Arigatou! Let me know how it goes!
Is there anything I could use instead of Sake? Apart from the Japanese Restaurants where else could I buy it? and can a chicken soup cube be broken up and used in place of Mirin?
Your recipe looks easy and sumptuous. Please let me know.
I don’t think you can use chicken bullion instead of mirin. Some people said 1tbs sake and 1tsp sugar will work, but I recommend that you find mirin but if you cant find it please try this way. And as far as finding sake goes, you can find it at any Asian grocery. What country do you live in?