Teriyaki Chicken Thighs With Green Onions
This easy teriyaki chicken is made with a marinade of soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, ginger, and a wee bit of vinegar. This chicken teriyaki recipe uses chicken thighs and is garnished with green onions.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 5
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ lb chicken thighs, diced
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
- ¼ cup mirin
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp ginger
- 2 Tbsp vinegar (rice, black, white, or apple cider)
- 3 green onions, sliced as garnish - optional
Instructions
Marinade the diced chicken in a dish:
- Dice chicken thighs and put into a shallow dish.
- Add toasted sesame oil, mirin, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and vinegar to a jar and stir or shake.
- Dump marinade on chicken and let sit for 20 minutes, stirring once.
Cook the chicken
- STRAIN chicken (reserve all the marinade for later)
- Bring a 12" skillet to medium high heat and add vegetable oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan.
- When hot - add STRAINED chicken and cook for 5 minutes uncovered and undisturbed for the most part.
- Stir at 5 minutes and cook the chicken for 5 more minutes (10 minutes total) or until cooked through.
- Remove the chicken to a plate with a slotted spoon.
- Add the marinade and any juices from the chicken on the plate back to pan and cook down for 3-5 minutes or until the sauce is thick and shiny.
- Add chicken back in and stir to coat and cook for another 2 minutes or until hot.
- Serve over your favorite carb - rice, ramen, or rice noodles.
Notes
- Teriyaki chicken marinade freezes well - make double
- Serve chicken teriyaki over rice, rice noodles, or ramen noodles.