Teriyaki Chicken
Teriyaki chicken is a simple easy main dish used teriyaki sauce. Teriyaki is something like sweet soy sauce made of 4 basic condiments such as soy sauce, cooking sake, mirin, and sugar. We have many Japanese foods that go with teriyaki sauce. You might find bottles of teriyaki at a supermarket but we don’t have such a thing in Japan. We make it at home with basic 4 ingredients. It is easy but it's not only easy but also tasty. Chicken thigh is so juicy and a perfect match with teriyaki sauce. Even when it’s a busy night, it makes your dinner gorgeous.
This dish is a simple cooking and fulfilling Japanese food. It is the best dish when you are busy. It has volume, which makes you full and you can take chicken protein as well. In this recipe, you use the Japanese teriyaki sauce golden ratio and I insist you remember that such as soy sauce: cooking sake: mirin: sugar = 2: 2: 2: 1, you can apply it to any other recipe with teriyaki sauce. All you use is these condiments above plus chicken thigh. (I add salt and pepper to reduce odor.) You can use either skin-on or skinless chicken thighs whatever you prefer, but I personally recommend skin-on because chicken thighs with skin will get juicier and give you a nicely crispy texture.
- Approx. 300 g Boneless chicken thigh (Skin-on)
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Cooking sake
- 2 tbsp Mirin (Rice wine)
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- As needed Krazy Mixed-Up Salt
- As needed Pepper
- As needed Cooking oil (Vegetable oil)
- Preparation
Get all the ingredients and condiments.
- Cut the chicken thigh
First, season the boneless chicken thigh with salt and pepper and cut it in half.
-You may get rid of unwanted fat from chicken thighs. - Cook the chicken
Heat a pan over medium-high heat, and put cooking oil on the pan. Place chicken thighs skin side down in the pan and cook until skin gets crispy. Flip the chicken thighs and cook another few minutes.
-You may press chicken thighs with a spatula or chopsticks to help chicken skin get crispy and nicely brown. - Add all condiments
Put all condiments, such as soy sauce, cooking sake, mirin, and sugar into the pan. stir occasionally to bind teriyaki sauce to the chicken thighs thoroughly.
- Serve the chicken
Put out the chicken thighs from the pan cut thick slices and place them on the plate with the remaining teriyaki sauce.
