Pan-Glazed Chicken Thighs Teriyaki
7 ingredients
9 steps
What you need
- 2 boneless chicken thighs, skin on, about 450 g (1 lb) total
- 2 tsp neutral oil
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp mirin
- 3 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp sugar
- steamed rice, to serve
Method
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- 1
Stir the soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar together in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves.
- 2
Pat the chicken dry. Prick the skin all over with a fork and trim any loose flaps of fat.
- 3
Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and lay the chicken in skin side down.
- 4
Cook without moving it until the skin is deep golden and crisp, 6-8 min. Press it flat with a spatula now and then.
- 5
Turn the chicken, cover the pan and cook on medium-low until it reaches 74 °C (165 °F) in the thickest part, 5-7 min.
- 6
Tilt the pan and wipe out most of the fat with a paper towel.
- 7
Pour in the sauce and let it bubble over medium heat, turning the chicken often, until the sauce is reduced to a thick, glossy glaze, 3-4 min.
- 8
Rest the chicken for 2 min, then slice it across into strips 1 cm (1/2 in) wide.
- 9
Serve over rice with the last of the glaze spooned on top.
About teriyaki chicken
Chicken thighs seared then glazed in a reduced sauce of soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar until the surface turns dark and sticky. Sweet and salty in close to equal measure, with a lacquered shine.
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