5 minute Teriyaki Chicken! Recipe
I’ve taken this from my favourite website SumoKitchen.com which is run by a good friend of mine. I love the recipe because it’s SO easy, and super fast – less than 5 minutes! Plus, it’s healthy, cheap and above all so delicious! Everyone loves teriyaki chicken, so have a go and don’t forget to visit sumokitchen.com for more of the same.
Photos and a better explanation at http://sumokitchen.com/JapaneseRecipes/teriyaki-chicken/
- 1 chicken breast or thigh (250g)
- 2tbs soy sauce
- 2tbs sugar
- 2tbs sake
- 2tbs mirin
- 2tbs water
- potato starch
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized portions, then add to a plastic bag and add a few tea spoons of potato starch and shake to cover the chicken well.
- Mix all the sauce ingredients together.
- Fry the chicken in a little oil, then mop up the excess with a sheet of kitchen paper. Then add the sauce and fry gently until it becomes sticky and coats the chicken well.
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I make this recipe, but coat the chicken in cornstarch. Works very well with any white fish pieces too, only I add a few splashes of toasted sesame oil and hot sauce to that recipe. Both take longer than 5 minutes the first time, but if you cook it a lot and keep the ingredients close at hand, it IS almost an instant meal! You can substitute stevia for the sugar and sake instead of mirin, or omit...+READ
I make this recipe, but coat the chicken in cornstarch. Works very well with any white fish pieces too, only I add a few splashes of toasted sesame oil and hot sauce to that recipe. Both take longer than 5 minutes the first time, but if you cook it a lot and keep the ingredients close at hand, it IS almost an instant meal! You can substitute stevia for the sugar and sake instead of mirin, or omit mirin/sake altogether.-COLLAPSE
5 minutes? Whatever.