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Teriyaki Chicken

Let's learn how to make teriyaki chicken at home and even better! Picture juicy chicken coated in a sweet and tangy thick glaze and then enjoyed with some jasmine rice and steamed veggies. It takes less than 30 minutes to make so you're going to have to add this to your meal prep menu for the week.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken thighs boneless and skinless
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons crushed garlic
  • 2 teaspoons minced ginger
  • 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • scallions and sesame seeds, to garnish on top
  • sriracha, optional drizzle on top

Instructions 

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, water, sesame oil, dark brown sugar, rice vinegar, and cornstarch. Set aside for later.
  2. Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
  3. Sprinkle chicken thighs with just a dash of salt and then black pepper to taste.
  4. Add the chicken to the hot oil and pan and sear until browned and crispy. Then flip over and brown the other side.
  5. When the chicken is almost cooked through, add the teriyaki sauce we made earlier.
  6. After 1 minute of the sauce simmering in the chicken, it will thicken up and glaze the chicken.
  7. Serve the chicken on top of rice with green onions, sesame seeds, sriracha if you like a kick and any other toppings you fancy!

Notes

  • If you'd like it sweeter, feel free to add more brown sugar. You can also use honey too.
  • Chicken thighs are best to use but you can also use chicken breast.
  • To make it vegan, you can just use tofu. Take a block of extra-firm tofu that's been pressed and cut it into small cubes. Sprinkle it with salt, black pepper, and coat it in cornstarch. Get it nice and crispy in a pan with some oil and then toss it into the sauce to glaze the tofu!

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