a family favorite…
Apr 30
there are some meals that we eat all the time. one of them is my mom’s famous chicken teriyaki. it’s more island-style than thick, gloppy sauce and it’s YUM and so light. easy too… here’s how you do it: combine 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 T of fresh grated, ginger (i keep my ginger root in the freezer so it’s always handy) and 3 cloves of fresh crushed garlic. if i happen to have green onions, i chop some up and throw those in too (reserve a few to sprinkle on top of the finished product). marinate the chicken at least half an hour – forty minutes or longer if possible. i also use chicken thighs from costco (boneless, skinless) they are way better and don’t dry out like a breast. heat your grill to high and throw them on for about 6 minutes per side (i like it crispy/crunchy) serve with short grain, “sticky” rice and stir fried veggies. so good and healthy.
helen says
Brings me back home. You were meant to be asian too! Love the calrose rice and the “National” rice cooker… all too familiar things to me and staples in my house, growing up and now! Love it! Can’t wait to try your recipe!
Lisa Howard says
yum – trying that this weekend! 85 degrees here today – I’ve gotta cook on the grill. I had a yummy artichoke for dinner. Biggest one I ever saw – It looked more like a globe than the squared off oval kind we usually have – mmmmm! Thank you California!
Greyden's Mom says
Adding Recipe Producer to your repertoire? Stacking them up like girl scout badges (badges?). Thatta gurl.
laurie says
YUM..love this…never tried with thighs. Putting on menu for this week. Thanks for sharing!
Zoe says
must go thighs! you will be pleasantly surprised. be sure to cook so they are crispy on the outside, otherwise they have a funky texture
also, it’s so easy to remember – equal parts sugar/soy sauce and 3 T/3 cloves. i always have the ingredients on hand so i make it quite a bit. kids love it. we had with grilled corn on the cob the other night – a great spring/summer meal!
Michelle Harvey says
Your mom actually gave me this recipe (along with a squash soup recipe) when I got married. I still have the recipe card she gave me tucked safely away in my family recipe notebook.:) How neat to know it is one of your family’s favorites!
Zoe says
hi michelle – thanks so much for your reply… i love hearing something about my mom that i didn’t know. brings me comfort
so glad you have this recipe – it’s a keeper!
Zoe says
oh – and helen…so glad you caught that – a “national” rice cooker is the ONLY rice cooker to own
a secret language between those that know good rice.