Teriyaki Chicken Fried Rice | Simple And Delicious Chicken Fried Rice Recipe

teriyaki sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: homemade teriyaki sauce

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium while maintaining flavor.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: pork

Tofu is a lower-calorie protein option.

cooked rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: white rice

Quinoa is high in protein and fiber.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier with good fats.

Mince four slices of ginger and four cloves of garlic.

Chop one green onion into small pieces.

Cut chicken into large dice and marinate with soy sauce, mirin, sake, brown sugar, corn starch, and a little bit of baking soda.

Mix the chicken evenly and add a touch of oil.

Crack two eggs into a bowl, add salt, and beat them up.

Add oil to a hot pan over medium high heat.

Pour the beaten egg into the pan and stir fry until fully cooked, breaking it into small pieces.

Remove the egg from the pan.

Add more oil to the pan if needed and add the chicken, spreading it out.

Pan fry the chicken until the bottom is golden brown, then turn it over and add half of the minced garlic.

Stir fry the chicken until fully cooked, then remove it from the pan.

Prepare the teriyaki sauce by adding soy sauce, mirin, sake, and brown sugar to the pan.

Let the liquid come to a boil, then add the chicken back to the sauce and mix evenly.

Add more oil to the pan, then add the minced ginger and the other half of the minced garlic, letting them sizzle briefly.

Add the rice to the pan and stir fry until hot, breaking up clumps as you go.

Season the rice with salt and add the mixed vegetables, mixing evenly.

Pour any excess sauce from the teriyaki chicken into the rice and stir fry until the vegetables are cooked.

Add the stir-fried egg and chopped green onion to the rice and mix.

Add the teriyaki chicken over the fried rice and toss gently.

Cooking Techniques

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