TERIYAKI CHICKEN

 

How to make homemade Teriyaki Chicken ?

Cooking Time : 10min
Level : Easy
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Chicken breast : 1 large, 8oz, cut into small bite sized pieces

Garlic : 2cloves, grated

Ginger : 1/4inch piece, grated

Natural Vinegar / Rice Vinegar : 1tbsp + 1/2tsp

Soya sauce : 1tbsp

Honey / Brown Sugar : 1tbsp
Paprika / red chilly powder : 1/4tsp

Salt : 1/4tsp

Pepper : 1/2tsp

Sesame oil / Vegetable oil : 1tbsp

Terriyaki Chicken, Black beans and Brown rice

Method :

1. Combine grated ginger and garlic with soya sauce, honey, chilly powder and 1tbsp vinegar. This is our homemade teriyaki sauce. Keep aside.

2. Add salt, 1/2tsp vinegar and pepper to the chicken pieces and mix well. Heat oil in a non-stick or heavy bottom frying pan (medium heat) and add chicken pieces in one layer.  pan grill the pieces for 7minutes (till both sides of chicken becomes golden brown).

3.  Add the homemade Teriyaki sauce to the pan grilled chicken pieces and reduce the flame. Stir fry for one minute or till the sauce coats on the chicken pieces nicely.

4. Sweet and tangy Teriyaki Chicken stir Fry is ready to serve. It goes well with brown rice, Mexican black beans. 

Notes :

1. You can add 1/2 Cup vegetables like broccoli, carrot, beans etc along with chicken and make a healthy version of Japanese Teriyaki Chicken and vegetable stir fry. Adjust the sauce according to it.

2. Serve this teriyaki chicken hot. otherwise it will become hard like other chicken stir fries.