Chicken Teriyaki Donburi (照り焼き丼)

Name: Chicken Teriyaki Donburi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 boneless chicken thighs; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp sake; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp grated ginger; 1 tbsp oil; 2 cups cooked short-grain rice; 2 spring onions, sliced; 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds; Nori strips (optional)

Pan-seared chicken glazed in a sweet-savoury teriyaki sauce, sliced and served over steaming rice with scallions and sesame.

Cuisine: Japanese (Japan) · Style: Rice Bowl · Protein: Chicken · Total time: 25 minutes · Difficulty: easy · Servings: 2 · Spice: 1/5

Ingredients

2 boneless chicken thighs
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp sake
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tbsp oil
2 cups cooked short-grain rice
2 spring onions, sliced
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
Nori strips (optional)

Steps

Whisk soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, and ginger into a teriyaki sauce.
Heat oil in a pan. Place chicken skin-side down and cook on medium for 6 minutes until deeply golden.
Flip and cook another 4-5 minutes until cooked through.
Pour off extra fat, add the sauce, and let it reduce 2 minutes until glossy and glazing the chicken.
Rest chicken 2 minutes, then slice.
Serve over a bowl of hot rice, drizzle over extra sauce, and top with spring onions, sesame, and nori.

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