7 Easy Japanese Teriyaki Recipes for Busy Weeknight Dinners

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Thighs are often more flavorful and less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

Lower sodium option for health.

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar with a bit of sugar

💰Cheaper: rice vinegar with a bit of sugar

A more accessible alternative.

Prepare the chicken by seasoning it with salt and coating it with potato starch or corn starch.

Heat cooking oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add the chicken thighs skin-side down and cook until crispy and golden brown.

Flip the chicken and cook until the other side is also golden and cooked through.

In a bowl, mix soy sauce, mirin, sake, brown sugar, dashi stock (or water), and honey to create the teriyaki sauce.

Once the chicken is cooked, pour the teriyaki sauce over the chicken in the skillet and let it simmer until the sauce thickens.

Slice the chicken and serve it with the thickened sauce, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.

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