Glossy homemade chicken teriyaki with crisp skin and a simple sauce of soy, mirin, sake and sugar. Ready in 25 minutes.
About this Japanese recipe
Teriyaki describes a cooking method: teri means shine and yaki means grilled. In Japan the sauce is simple and reduced in the pan until it coats the meat in a glossy glaze.
Ingredients you will need
The main ingredients are boneless chicken thighs, neutral oil, soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar. Exact quantities are in the recipe card below.
How long it takes
Allow 25 min in total: 10 min of preparation, 15 min of cooking. The recipe serves 4.
Chicken Teriyaki
Glossy homemade chicken teriyaki with crisp skin and a simple sauce of soy, mirin, sake and sugar. Ready in 25 minutes.
Ingredients
Method
- Pat the chicken dry and prick the skin all over with a fork.
- Mix the soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar until the sugar dissolves.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook the chicken skin side down for 7 minutes until deeply golden and crisp.
- Turn and cook for 3 minutes more. Wipe excess fat from the pan with kitchen paper.
- Pour in the sauce and simmer for 3 minutes, turning the chicken until the sauce is thick and glossy.
- Slice, spoon over the glaze and sprinkle with sesame seeds and spring onion. Serve with rice.
Notes
Wiping out the rendered fat before adding the sauce is what gives teriyaki its clean, shiny glaze.