Easy Japanese Teriyaki Chicken Recipe
Japanese-style teriyaki chicken is juicy and tender, easy to make, and an authentic Japanese dish. It is my personal favorite way to eat chicken and does not require bottled teriyaki sauce! The sauce you will learn in this recipe is tastes better than any store bought teriyaki sauce.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 kg chicken legs (2.2 lbs)
- 2 tbsp cooking alcohol
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Teriyaki Sauce
- 1 tsp dashi
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp mirin
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
Instructions
Chicken Preparation
- Remove dirty skin and hair from chicken legs
- Add 2 tbsp of cooking alcohol directly to the chicken legs in a mixing bowl
- Set aside for 10 minutes
Cooking the Chicken and Making the Teriyaki Sauce
- Add 1 tbsp of vegetable oil into a pan
- Place the chicken into the pan with the skin-side down and sear on medium heat
- Fry the chicken while occasional rotating the chicken to sear all sides
- Add 1 tsp of dashi, 0.25 tsp of salt, 3 tbsp of mirin, and 3 tbsp of soy sauce into the pan
- Cover the pan and cook on low heat for 10 minutes
- Cook on low-medium heat until sauce thickens
- Occasional turn the chicken to allow the flavors to infuse into all sides
- When the sauce finishes thickening, the teriyaki chicken is complete!
