Chicken and Teriyaki Sauce

Submitted by Galley Wench

"Posted for Asia - ZWT 2006. Recipe came from a 'Favorite Restaurant Dishes' Chinese cooking class I took in Phoenix many many years ago. It includes making your own teriyaki sauce, which is EXCELLENT, so don't go for the store bought stuff . . .make your own, it's worth it!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• marinade
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon mirin (Chinese sweet wine)

• teriyaki sauce

• 1⁄2 cup soy sauce
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons mirin (Chinese sweet wine)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water

directions

1. Mix marinade ingredients; soy sauce, water, sugar and mirin.
2. Add chcken and marinade in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
3. Mix 4 teaspoons cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water and set aside.
4. In small sauce pan mix together Teriyaki Sauce ingredients; soy sauce, water, sugar, Mirin, ginger and garlic powder.
5. Bring to a boil.
6. Add cornstarch mixture.
7. Stir until thickened.
8. Brush sauce on chicken and grill or roast (at 350 degrees)f until done (basting several times).
9. Keep sauce warm while chicken cooks.
10. Cut chicken in bite size pieces.
11. Arrange on top of bowl of rice with additional teriyaki sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Reviews

[akaylabb]

Sooo yummy!! I've been trying to find a teriyaki sauce recipe that tastes like the Seattle Teryiaki restaurants and here it is. The only ingredient that was a little difficult to find was the mirin. I found it at my local Safeway grocery store in the asian food aisle. It was a Kikkoman brand and the bottle had a red top and it's a yellowish liquid. It says "AJI-MIRIN Sweet Cooking Rice Wine". I agree with Momat41 in that I would give this recipe a 10 if I could!!

 

[Nimz_]

Outstanding recipe here. I felt this recipe was all about the sauce. A huge storm came up just as I was getting ready to grill my chicken. So this converted into a stir-fry chicken dish with red peppers and onions. There are all kind of possibilities with this recipe. I can see kabobs, and all kinds of stir-fry dishes. I don't think it matters how you cook the chicken, the marinade and the teriyaki suace make this recipe a 5 star for me. At first tast I thought it might be too salty but when put with chicken was great. Thanks GW for another great one.

 

[Momat41]

I would give you 10 stars if I could. Delicious Teriyaki sauce! My whole family enjoyed it tremendously. I also would like to mention that I used low sodium soy sauce and it is fine!

 

[susie cooks]

We really enjoyed this. You are right about the sauce, it is wonderful. This will be the teriyaki sauce that I will always use. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[CWoods]

Great recipe!!! I love! All the other reviews were spot on. This is a must make and double the recipe.