Easy Homemade Teriyaki Chicken Recipe
Published September 29, 2021. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.
Bring your favorite Japanese take-out to your own kitchen with this delicious easy to make homemade teriyaki chicken recipe.
We absolutely love chicken in our house, but I totally get how easy it is to get in a rut with cooking the same old things repeatedly. If you are looking to try out a few new chicken recipes, then for sure make my drunken noodles or chicken fricassee.
Teriyaki Chicken
Chicken Teriyaki is simple to prepare recipe featuring lightly marinated chicken that is pan-seared and then braised in sweet soy and mirin-based sauce that thickens as it cooks with the chicken. While there are several variations and cultures that make chicken teriyaki, this recipe specifically is Japanese-based.
The typical cut of chicken used in chicken teriyaki is boneless skinless thigh meat due to its ability to stay moist, flavorful, and tender with slightly longer than normal cooking times. I used my homemade teriyaki sauce in this recipe which really helps elevate the flavor.
How to Make Teriyaki Chicken
Use these easy-to-follow instructions for making this delicious homemade teriyaki recipe:
Prepare the chicken to ensure it is skinless and boneless.
Mix the chicken in a large bowl with salt, pepper, soy sauce, mirin, egg yolk, and garlic until well combined.
Next, thoroughly mix in the corn starch until combined.
Cook the chicken, in batches, if necessary, in a large frying pan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes per side or until lightly browned.
Pour the teriyaki sauce into the pan with the chicken and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until the sauce becomes thick like a syrup.
Slice the chicken and serve over rice and garnish with optional sesame seeds and sliced green onions.
Make-Ahead and Storage
Make-Ahead: This recipe is meant to be eaten as soon as it is done cooking. You can keep the chicken warm in the sauce on very low heat or no heat and cover it for 20-30 minutes before serving.
How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator for 1 day before reheating.
How to Reheat: Add the desired amount of chicken and sauce to a small pan over low heat and heat until the chicken is warmed. You can also microwave until warm.
chef notes + tips
- You can serve this teriyaki chicken with rice, noodles, or vegetables.
- Feel free to use boneless skinless chicken breasts or drums.
- I prefer to use peanut oil or sesame oil in this recipe.
- If you do not have access to mirin, you can use sherry wine.
- You may need to cook the chicken in batches if your pan isn’t big enough. If this is the case add all the chicken back to the pan before pouring in the teriyaki sauce.
- Occasionally stir the sauce and move the chicken around to ensure it cooks.
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Easy Homemade Teriyaki Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ½ to 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mirin or sherry wine
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 finely minced garlic cloves
- ¼ cup corn starch
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 cup teriyaki sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix the chicken in a large bowl with salt, pepper, soy sauce, mirin, egg yolk, and garlic until well combined.
- Next, thoroughly mix in the corn starch until combined.
- Pour the cooking oil into a large frying pan or rondeau pot and heat on medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Place in the chicken thighs and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, they should be lightly browned.
- Pour the teriyaki sauce into the pan with the chicken and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until the sauce becomes thick like a syrup and the chicken is cooked through.
- Slice the chicken and serve over rice and garnish with optional sesame seeds and sliced green onions.
I have not cooked with Dry Sherry Wine. Where would I purchase this? Preference o. Which brand to try?
grocery store. All brands are the same.
We love this recipe….simple but delicious. Very easy to follow recipe and only takes about 30 minutes to make.
awesome!
Easy and delicious! Definitely make the Homemade sauce.
And rinse that rice 😉
nice
Quick, easy, and delicious. I made this dish last night. I easily cut the recipe down for just myself. I used one chicken thigh, which was enough to have some left. I did add some broccoli….my Mama always said you have to have some green veggies for supper….I made enough rice to have fried rice also.
Oh….and I did add some red pepper flakes to kick up the spice…just my preference as with any stir-fry.
Definitely on meal rotation…..
Excellent!
I only had boned thighs and it was delicious- I just cooked till they were done!
Great job on making it work!
Sweet or dry sherry?
always dry
I made this the other night for friends. Everyone loved it and the chicken was really tender. Sauce was tasty, and the presentation was nice with the sesame seeds and green onions. I like that I have leftover sauce to make this again. I needed a little extra cornstarch as I had a lot of thighs in the pan, but I just diluted it with water, whisked it together and added it at the end. Delicious
Awesome
Made this sauce two times already. Excellent!
thank you so kindly!!
This Chicken Teriyaki recipe is so tasty and easy.
Very yummy!