How to Cook Chicken Teriyaki
Chicken teriyaki is a popular Japanese food and is I think a variant of the beef teriyaki.
Servings: 3 servings
Ingredients
- 500 grams chicken fillet cut into serving pieces
- 5 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce see recipe below
- 1 tsp. sesame seeds toasted
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp. water
- 1 Tbsp. cooking oil
- 1 Tsp. sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients for teriyaki sauce:
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp. sake or dry sherry
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 dash of ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. garlic minced
- 1 1/2 tsp. ginger grated
Instructions
How to make Chicken Teriyaki:
- Mix together chicken fillet, sesame oil, brown sugar, salt and pepper in a bowl. Marinate for and hour in a refrigerator.
- Before cooking the chicken, add in the cornstarch and mix well. Heat cooking oil in a pan and stir fry the chicken in low heat for about 7 to 10 minutes or until cooked.
- Add in 2 tablespoon teriyaki sauce, water, salt and pepper. Simmer for few seconds then remove from heat.
- Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with sesame seeds. Serve hot with cooked rice.
How to make teriyaki sauce:
- Heat a pan and pour in water, sake and soy sauce. Stir and add the white and brown sugar while stirring.
- Add in the garlic and ginger until the liquid starts boiling. Then turn off heat.
- Pass through a strainer while transferring it to a bowl. Cool and set aside for use in cooking your chicken teriyaki.