Teriyaki Sauce

Get This -

 1/2 cup soy sauce
 1/4 cup mirin*
 1/4 cup caster sugar
 1 tablespoon honey
 1 tablespoon sesame oil
 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger
 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced



Do This - 

Place soy sauce, mirin, sugar, honey, sesame oil, ginger and garlic in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.


*Mirin is a Japanese sweet rice wine that adds a mild acidity. If you don’t have it in your cupboard you can use dry sherry, sweet marsala wine, dry white wine, or rice vinegar and mix in about 1/2 teaspoon sugar per tablespoon. 

Teriyaki Chicken & Hokkien Noodles

Serves 2

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1 chicken breast cut into strips
1 large clove of garlic, crushed
2 chillies, finely chopped
shallots, finely sliced
Teriyaki Sauce (click to go to the link to make your own)
broccolini
capsicum
pak choy or Asian green
hokkien noodles
lime juice
olive oil

Do This -

• Make the Teriyaki sauce and let cool.
• Add chicken, chillies, garlic, shallots to a bowl and cover with Teriyaki sauce. Refrigerate for a few hours.
• Cover noodles with boiling water and let sit for 1 - 3 minutes. Drain and cover.
• Add olive oil to a hot pan cook the chicken (reserve the liquid) for a few minutes or until it turns opaque.
• Remove chicken and place in a bowl.
• Stir fry vegetables for a few minutes.
• Add the marinating liquid, chicken and noodles. Squeeze in half a lime.
• Combine and simmer until chicken is well cooked.

Optional - add cashews on top.