Chicken Teriyaki Recipe
Ingredients
| Preheat oven to 325°F. | ||
| 2 chickens or 8-10 pieces | ||
| Tamari soy sauce | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger root or 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger | ||
| Honey | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Lemon juice | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cold water | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Dry sherry | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cornstarch | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Cold water | 2 Tablespoon | |
Directions
Wash chicken, cut into serving pieces, and dry on paper towels.
Place in a large mixing bowl.
Combine soy sauce, ginger, honey, lemon juice, water, garlic and dry sherry (if desired) in a small bowl; mix together.
Pour over chicken pieces.
Cover bowl and place in refrigerator overnight or for at least 5 hours; turn chicken pieces occasionally to marinate evenly.
Remove chicken pieces from marinade; reserve marinade.
Place chicken pieces (skin side up) in a shallow oven proof baking dish and bake, on middle rack, in a preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours or until chicken pieces are fork tender.
Do not cover while baking.
Baste chicken with marinade sauce every 15 minutes during baking, using all of sauce in the process.
If desired, liquid in baking dish may be thickened before serving.
Slowly add cornstarch water mixture to hot liquid in baking dish, stirring constantly, and continue to cook until sauce thickens.
Remove from heat.
Place in a large mixing bowl.
Combine soy sauce, ginger, honey, lemon juice, water, garlic and dry sherry (if desired) in a small bowl; mix together.
Pour over chicken pieces.
Cover bowl and place in refrigerator overnight or for at least 5 hours; turn chicken pieces occasionally to marinate evenly.
Remove chicken pieces from marinade; reserve marinade.
Place chicken pieces (skin side up) in a shallow oven proof baking dish and bake, on middle rack, in a preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours or until chicken pieces are fork tender.
Do not cover while baking.
Baste chicken with marinade sauce every 15 minutes during baking, using all of sauce in the process.
If desired, liquid in baking dish may be thickened before serving.
Slowly add cornstarch water mixture to hot liquid in baking dish, stirring constantly, and continue to cook until sauce thickens.
Remove from heat.
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