Friday, July 15, 2016

Recipe Box: Sweet Teriyaki Chicken and Rice

 
Easy Sweet Chicken Teriyaki


So far this week, I have made this twice for dinner- we absolutely love it and it's so easy!

 
Serves: Probably 3?
(There's 2 of us and we have a container of leftovers)
 
 
 
INGREDIENTS: 
 
 
2 or 3 thawed chicken breasts
 
1 tablespoon cornstarch
 
1 tablespoon water
 
1/2 cup white sugar                                            
 
1/2 cup soy sauce
 
1/4 cup cider vinegar (or just a little less than 1/4 cup)
 
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
 
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
 
a pinch of black pepper to taste
 
 
DIRECTIONS:
 
 
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Get a baking dish and line with aluminum foil. Trust me, it's worth it to not have to SCRUB the pan afterwards.
 
 
 
 
In a small sauce pan, combine the sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger, and pepper. Stirring frequently, bring to a boil. (Yes, it's going to smell..like vinegar.)

 
 
While sauce pan/ skillet is heating up, in a small dish, combine the corn starch and the water and set aside.
 
Once sauce is to a boil, turn the stove burner off and remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the corn starch/water and continue stirring until sauce thickens slightly.
 
Once sauce has thickened, take a few spoonfulls and dump it into the bottom of the pan.


Set the chicken in the pan, and pour a thin layer of sauce over the chicken.

 
Bake for about 35 minutes.
 
In the mean time, start boiling your white rice. We usually just do 1 cup of white rice to 2 cups of water.
 
After 35 mintues, take the chicken out of the oven and use a fork to turn the meat over. Pour another thin layer of sauce over the chicken and put back in the oven for another 20-30 minutes. (You don't want the chicken undercooked!)
 
When chicken is done, let it cool for about 5 minutes, then cut it into chunks. When we scoop the white rice onto our plates, we like to take the remaining sauce and sprinkle just a little bit into the rice for a bit of extra flavor.
 
Top with desired amount of cut chicken, and enjoy!
 
 
 
 
 




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