Easy Teriyaki Chicken

Name: Easy Teriyaki Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Japanese, Asian
Ingredients: 3 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons peeled, grated fresh ginger (from about a 1-1/2-inch piece), grated on the small holes of a box grater; 59 milliliters honey; 177 milliliters low-sodium soy sauce; 2 mediums scallions, thinly sliced; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs; 4 teaspoons vegetable oil

The recipe Easy Teriyaki Chicken could satisfy your Japanese craving in around 30 minutes. One portion of this dish contains about 36g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 341 calories. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 3. It works well as a main course. If you have scallions, chicken breasts, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the low sodium soy sauce you could follow this main course with the Banana Split Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring the soy sauce and honey to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often until the honey has completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.

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Soy Sauce

Honey

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Sauce Pan

Add the ginger, stir to combine, remove from the heat, and set aside.If using chicken breasts, place them on a cutting board and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Use a meat mallet or a frying pan to gently pound them to a 1/2-inch thickness.

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Chicken Breast

Ginger

Meat

Wrap

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Cutting Board

Plastic Wrap

Meat Tenderizer

Frying Pan

Cut each in half so you have 4 pieces roughly the same size. (If using chicken thighs, no need to pound or cut.) Season both sides of the chicken with pepper.

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Chicken Thighs

Whole Chicken

Pepper

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat until shimmering.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the chicken in a single layer and cook without disturbing until browned, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook the second side until browned, about 3 minutes more.Reduce the heat to medium, slowly pour in the reserved sauce, and cook, flipping the chicken occasionally to coat in the sauce, until cooked through, about 3 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Sauce

Transfer the chicken from the pan, letting the excess sauce drip off, to a clean cutting board. Reduce the sauce in the pan over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes more. Slice the chicken crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces.

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Whole Chicken

Sauce

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Cutting Board

Frying Pan

Place on a serving dish, top with the sauce, and sprinkle with the scallions.

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Green Onions