Spicy Chicken Teriyaki
Learn How to Make Spicy Chicken Teriyaki served with sticky rice. With a homemade spicy teriyaki sauce this recipe bursts with flavor with just enough spice to keep you coming back for more!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Cooking Oil
- 2 lb Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
Spicy Teriyaki Marinade
- 1 cup Soy Sauce
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 1.5 teaspoon Fresh Ginger or ginger paste
- 2 tablespoon Gochujang
- ½ cup White Sugar
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 3 Red Chili Peppers
- 1 tablespoon Red Pepper Paste
- 2 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
- 2 teaspoon Sesame Oil
Toppings
- ¼ cup Green Onion
- 1 tablespoon Sesame Seeds
Instructions
How to Marinate and Cook Spicy Chicken Teriyaki
- Trim access fat from chicken thighs and set aside.
- Place seasonings and marinade ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well combined.
- Adjust taste and spice to your liking.
- Place chicken thighs in sauce and marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- In a medium size skillet, preferably a wok on high heat, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil.
- Sear chicken thighs on high heat (being careful not to burn) turning every 2-3 minutes until browned and cooked through.
- As chicken cooks, add leftover marinade to wok and continue to cook.
- Baste chicken thoroughly by using a spoon to coat chicken with sauce.
- Allow chicken to cook through thoroughly and allow sauce to thicken (see blog post for additional tips).
- Serve immediately for best results!
How to Cook without Marinating Spicy Chicken Teriyaki
- Place soy sauce, sugars, ginger, mirin, gochujang, sesame oil and rice vinegar in a bowl and whisk until well combined.
- Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.
- Sear the chicken thigs on high heat in a wok or medium to large sized skillet.
- Add in chopped garlic, red pepper powder and stir.
- Once the chicken thighs are almost cooked through, remove from the heat and set aside.
- Now, pour the spicy teriyaki sauce into the hot wok and stir occasionally until sauce bubbles and thickens.
- As sauce begins to thicken, place par cooked chicken thighs back into the wok with the sauce.
- Finally, simmer the chicken thighs and sauce until cooked through and sauce is slightly thickened.
Final Steps
- Serve spicy chicken teriyaki with rice and green veggies.
- Top each plate with green onions, sesame seeds and additional sauce (if desired).