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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.
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Total Time 45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients Method Video

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

Method
 

Chicken Preparation
  1. Remove dirty skin and hair from chicken legs
  2. Add 2 tbsp of cooking alcohol directly to the chicken legs in a mixing bowl
    Mixing chicken with cooking alcohol
  3. Set aside for 10 minutes
Cooking the Chicken and Making the Teriyaki Sauce
  1. Add 1 tbsp of vegetable oil into a pan
  2. Place the chicken into the pan with the skin-side down and sear on medium heat
  3. Fry the chicken while occasional rotating the chicken to sear all sides
  4. Add 1 tsp of dashi, 0.25 tsp of salt, 3 tbsp of mirin, and 3 tbsp of soy sauce into the pan
  5. Cover the pan and cook on low heat for 10 minutes
  6. Cook on low-medium heat until sauce thickens
  7. Occasional turn the chicken to allow the flavors to infuse into all sides
  8. When the sauce finishes thickening, the teriyaki chicken is complete!
    Finished Japanese Style Teriyaki Chicken

Video