🍢 Chicken Teriyaki

Meat · Main ingredient: Chicken · ⏱ 13 min · Serves 5 · ~₱295 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg Chicken thigh fillets
• 0.5 cup Soy sauce
• 0.25 cup Brown sugar
• 2 tbsp Calamansi or lemon juice
• 4 cloves Garlic, minced
• 1 tsp Grated ginger
• 1 tbsp Sesame oil
• 2 tbsp Cooking oil
• 1 tbsp Cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water

Instructions

1. In a bowl, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, calamansi juice, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil to make the marinade.
2. Add chicken and marinate for at least 30 minutes, reserving the marinade.
3. Heat cooking oil in a pan over medium heat and sear chicken fillets, skin side down first, for 4-5 minutes per side until browned and cooked through.
4. Remove chicken and set aside; pour the reserved marinade into the pan and bring to a boil.
5. Stir in the cornstarch slurry and cook until the sauce thickens into a glaze.
6. Return chicken to the pan and toss to coat evenly in the glaze, simmering for 2-3 minutes.
7. Slice chicken if desired, garnish with sesame seeds and spring onions, and serve hot with steamed rice.

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