This Healthy Teriyaki Chicken is a quick and easy weeknight meal, on the table in under 20 minutes. The chicken is juicy and tender and the homemade teriyaki sauce is sweet, spicy, savoury and sticky all in one.
2cupsRoughly chopped capsicums – or bell peppers in the USred/yellow/green
Sauce
5tablespoonsLight Soy Sauce
1tablespoonsCooking sake
1tablespoonsSugar Free maple syrup
1 ½tablespoonsGranulated sweetener
1tablespoonsCrushed garlic
½tablespoonsGrated ginger
1tablespoonCornflour
2tablespoonsWater
Other
2cupsSteamed Jasmine rice
1tablespoonSesame Seeds
¼cupFresh diced shallots/scallions
Instructions
Add all the ingredients for the sauce into a jug, whisk together, and set aside.
Chop chicken into 1 inch pieces.
Heat a non stick pan or wok on medium/high heat, add chicken and cook through for a few minutes, until its cooked through.
Add the capsicums to the pan and stir through for 1 minute.
Add ⅓ of the sauce to the pan and sir through.
Add the cornflour and water to the teriyaki sauce and whisk. Pour over chicken and stir through. It will thicken quickly with the heat.
To serve, add the rice to the bottom of a bowl, spoon the chicken saucy chicken on top. Garnish with sesame seeds and fresh diced shallots.
Notes
Soy Sauce: Light Soy Sauce is what I used, however you could also use a low sodium version, or even Tamari. Avoid using Dark Soy Sauce as its too strong.
Cooking Sake: This is sold in Woolworths and Coles in Australia in the Asian food aisle. Alternatively you could use the same amount of Chinese Cooking Wine – also called Shaoxing Wine (available in supermarkets in the Asian aisle). Chinese Cooking Wine is a little heavier than the Cooking Sake but will give a beautiful flavour and depth to the sauce. Another option is to use Dry Sherry – it will work in a similar way to the Cooking Sake, imparting nice complexity and flavour.
Sugar Free Maple Syrup: I used Lakanto Maple Syrup that I bought from Woolworths in Australia. Its also available online here. Alternatively, any brand of sugar free maple syrup would work, or you could even substitute with regular Pure Maple Syrup or Pure Honey.
Granulated Sweetener: I used Lakanto Gold Granulaated Sweetener from Woolworths alo. It adds sweetness and counteracts the salt in the soy sauce. If you can’t find Lakanto Monkfruit Gold, you could use Natvia Gold, or even Lakanto Classic which is the white granulated sweetener. It really doesn’t make that much difference whether you use a white or brown sweetener, just make sure its granulated.
Garlic: I like a lot of garlic in my teriyaki sauce, but if you prefer less, just cut the amount in half. For convenience I tend to use the garlic that comes in a jar, but if you’ve got fresh, use that.
Ginger: Ginger is a must in any teriyaki sauce. There’s not as much ginger as there is garlic, but it definitely creates that little bit of tangy sweetness.
Nutritional Information: Calories/nutritional information does not include rice or noodles. This would be extra.