Teriyaki Chicken
This super easy Teriyaki Chicken will be your new favorite go-to weeknight meal. The chicken is so flavorful while the sauce is rich and thick. Nobody will believe it took just minutes to prepare!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp grated ginger
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 lb boneless (skinless chicken thighs, cut into thin strips)
- Scallions
- Toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the sauce by combining water, soy sauce, mirin, honey, brown sugar, grated ginger and cornstarch. Stir well to break up any cornstarch lumps.
- 2
Pour 2 tablespoons of the teriyaki sauce mixture on to the chicken. Stir to coat the chicken in the sauce.
- 3
Allow the chicken to marinade for at least 15 minutes.
- 4
Heat the teriyaki sauce in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. As the sauce starts to boil, stir constantly as it thickens. Remove from heat and set aside.
- 5
Heat cooking oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the wok in a single layer.
- 6
Leave the chicken untouched for about 30 seconds before flipping them over. Stir-fry the chicken until fully cooked.
- 7
Transfer to a serving plate.
- 8
Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped scallions
- 9
Serve the chicken and sauce separately, or drizzle the sauce on to the chicken - whichever your family prefers.