Grilled Chicken Teriyaki
Marinating the chicken gives it a nice Asian flavor. The marinade also gives it a wonderful color after being grilled. Originally served as part of: Chicken Teriyaki and Fried Rice.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ginger (peeled and minced)
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1.7 pounds boneless skinless breasts chicken
Instructions
We combine the marinade ingredients (all but the chicken) in a 1-cup glass measuring cup. We rinse and remove any fat from the 4 chicken breast pieces. We put them in a resealable plastic bag and then wash our hands well. We pour the marinade into the bag, seal, and refrigerate in a big bowl for about 2 hours.
We fire up our grill and let it warm for several minutes. Immediately before placing the chicken on the grill, we lower the heat as low as it goes. We discard the marinade.
We rotate the chicken after two minutes and then flip them after another two minutes. We cook the second side for another 4-6 minutes until firm.
We use a meat thermometer to make sure that the chicken is at 170 degrees and let rest for a couple of minutes.
Ingredients
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp ginger (peeled and minced)
- ¼ cup dry sherry
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1.7 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (4 pieces)
Instructions
What's a kid job?
A Kid job is a step kids can help with, with a grown-up nearby, not one they do on their own. Every kid is different, so go by what your child can do rather than by age. Roughly:
- Little ones (about 2 to 4) can stir, pour in ingredients a grown-up has measured, tear lettuce, wash vegetables and sprinkle toppings.
- Older kids (about 5 to 8) can also measure and level, crack eggs, whisk, roll and cut out dough, and put things together.
- Bigger kids can read the recipe aloud, keep track of the timer, and take on more of the cooking as they're ready.
Steps with a knife, microplane, skewers, stove, oven, grill or hot oil, or with raw meat, poultry or seafood, are marked Grown-up. Kids can still watch those, from a safe distance.
Kid job
Stir the soy sauce, ginger, sherry, sugar and garlic in a 1-cup measuring cup.
Grown-up
Rinse and trim the chicken, put it in a resealable bag, and wash your hands. Pour in the marinade, seal, and refrigerate in a bowl about 2 hours.
Grown-up
Heat the grill for several minutes, then turn it as low as it goes. Lift the chicken out (throw away the marinade) and grill 2 minutes, rotate, grill 2 minutes more, then flip and grill 4 to 6 minutes, until firm and 170°F inside. Rest a couple of minutes.