TERIYAKI FRIED CHICKEN: A MOUTH WATERING CUISINE

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Each bite of the dish melts and mixes so well in our mouth that with every bite follows the next one. It is a Japanese dish and is cooked using chicken and a sauce specially prepared for the dish. Here is everything one needs to know about the dish before actually consuming.

History: The origin

It is believed that Teriyaki was invented by Japanese in the seventeenth century.  Teriyaki word is derived from the word ‘teri’ that means shine given by the sauce and ‘yaki’ is the cooking method followed by Japanese cooks. The grilling, broiling, frying or roasting of sliced meat in a different sauce that is a blend of sake or rice wine, soy sauce, mirin( Japanese rice wine) and sugar is the popular cooking Japanese method called as Teriyaki.

Teriyaki Chicken is prepared by dipping the chicken in the sauce multiple times to become tender. This dish has also become popular in the USA around 1960’s. With time, there was an evolution of different types of teriyaki sauce recipe but the traditional way is still popular and exceptional.

Health benefits: no health, no wealth

For the health conscious people, here is how this dish benefits you in being healthy-

·         It is a rich source of protein and therefore maintains our body metabolism.

·         Teriyaki Sauce in which the chicken is cooked is rich in sodium that helps regulating the blood pressure.

·         It fulfils the requirement of essential amino acids that a human body requires in order to function well.

·         It supplies the requirement of vitamins and minerals in a human body.

·         Iron content is also high that helps in balancing the haemoglobin count and keeps the body stamina up.

Ingredients and preparation: the secret revealed

Teriyaki fried chicken is cooked in the variety of teriyaki sauce but the original method is shared here so you can taste the most refined and delicious cuisine.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

SERVES: 1 serve

Level of cooking: Medium

Ingredients:

•    Boneless skin (chicken thighs): 340 g

•    Ginger: 1 teaspoon (grated)

•    Salt: ¼ teaspoon

•    Vegetable Oil: 2 teaspoons

•    Honey: 1 tablespoon

•    Mirin: 1 tablespoon

•    Sake: 1 tablespoon

•    Soy Sauce: 1 tablespoon

Directions:

·         Take salt and ginger and rub it into the chicken and wait for 30 minutes at least. After that dry the chicken and remove ginger pulp.

·         Take a heavy bottomed frying pan and pour some oil in it and heat it on medium mode.

·         Now add chicken to the pan and fry it until the bottom side turns golden brown and then flip it. Add 1 tablespoon of sake and cover the pan using a lid. Chicken should be steamed.

·         Take 1 tablespoon of mirin, sake, honey and soy sauce each in a bowl and stir well to form teriyaki sauce.

·         Remove the lid and dry the extra liquid and oil.

·         Turn the heat mode to high and add teriyaki sauce to the pan. Let it boil and keep flipping the chicken again and again so that the sauce coats evenly on it.

·         When the sauce thickens and forms a layer around the chicken, the dish is ready to serve.

Nutrition info: every calorie counts

Each serving contains:

•    Calories: 300.0

•    Cholesterol: 30.0 mg

•    Carbohydrate: 49.0 g

•    Fat: 4.5 g (Saturated fat 1.0 g)

•    Protein: 17.0 g

•    Sodium: 690.0 mg

•    Potassium: 360.0 mg

•    Fibre: 3.0 g

•    Sugar: 11.0 g

So this is how this cuisine is cooked. Try it and make everyone fall in love with your cooking.