Chicken Teriyaki is maybe the best known teriyaki style dish, but not the only one: The word Teriyaki is two separate words in Japanese for a cooking style. Teri refers to the shine that comes from the sugar content that is part of the food and Yaki means grilling or broiling. Tare also refers to sweet sauce soy sauce marinades which generally include sake, soy sauce and sugar or honey. Teriyaki Chicken is part of modern Japanese cuisine and works as a base for a bigger meal too. It can be mixed and innovated in different versions like the filling of a burger or added along with noodles and some vegetables. This is one of those Japanese dishes that you would see more commonly than sushi or other meals. This recipe meal can be enjoyed as it is or you can add ingredients to your liking and taste. It takes very little time and works well for a quick dinner with a different taste.

Ingredients:

8 ounces of dried oriental noodles

1 tbsp. sesame seed oil

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves

6 green onions

1 carrot

¼ tsp. crushed red pepper

6 tbsp. packaged teriyaki sauce

Equipment:

1 large pot

1 large skillet

Directions:

First, prepare your ingredients to save some time. You will need to cut the chicken breasts crosswise in to thin strips. Peel the carrot and cut it into thin slices diagonally and the same for green onions. You may break the noodles in half for it to fit in the pot.

Boil water with some salt and then add noodles to cook. Once the noodles are soft, drain the water and return it to the pot. Add sesame seed oil and toss it so that it is coated to avoid it from sticking and losing taste.

Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper while you are preparing noodles. Take a heavy skillet and heat vegetable oil. Then add chicken pieces and heat it for 2 minutes or until it turns a bit dark in color. Add vegetables and sprinkle crushed red pepper while frying. Allow a couple more minutes for the vegetables and chicken to fry and turn darker in color. Finally add noodles and teriyaki sauce to the skillet and mix them well together and serve it hot.

Chicken Teriyaki Tips:

You can experiment with this dish more to your liking. The quality of this dish is that you can also enjoy it while it is cold out of the fridge. The taste you will mostly get is from the teriyaki sauce but if you feel like adding:

• Garlic
• Bamboo shots
• Celery
• Sugar snap peas
• Brown sugar

Or you can add any other vegetable to add taste to the meal.

You can also use beef instead of chicken, and the only difference it will make is the time for it to cook. Observe the color of the beef while it is cooking, if it hard and crispy then it is ready to serve.

You can make sandwiches or a large salad with teriyaki chicken.