TERIYAKI CHICKEN THIGH VEGGIE STIR FRY

I love chicken marinated in any type of sauce but my very favorite is Teriyaki sauce or marinade that gives the chicken a fantastic vibrant taste. Teriyaki is not really the sauce but a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled with a glaze of soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. The word teriyaki derives from the noun teri, which refers to a shine or luster given by the sugar content in the tare, and yaki, which refers to the cooking method of grilling or broiling. Traditionally the meat is dipped in or brushed with sauce several times during cooking.The tare is traditionally made by mixing and heating soy sauce and sake (or mirin) and sugar (or honey). The sauce is boiled and reduced to the desired thickness, then used to marinate meat, which is then grilled or broiled. Sometimes ginger is added and the final dish may be garnished with spring onions. Overtime there have been many variations of the teriyaki sauce as more and more ingredients are added to it to suit the tastes and preferences of different people.

TERIYAKI MARINATED BAKED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

I love chicken and I cannot lie! As we end October today, I just thought what better way to do so than with my very favorite meal. C.H.I.C.K.E.N! I used this easy and delicious teriyaki marinade to give these chicken drumsticks that spicy sweet flavour. Baked chicken has always been my very top way to eat chicken and you can never go wrong with it. Soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. The brown sugar in the marinade gives the drumsticks that shiny yummy looking glaze on top. Served over a crispy fresh green salad have these teriyaki drumsticks any way you like. Trust me you will be eating more than one drumstick and want to bake them every day, they are that delicious! 

TERIYAKI MARINADE

Hey Lovelies,
Since I made that nyama choma stew I have been thinking about what I can use to flavour my grilled food for an unfforgetable flavour. The thing that popped into my mind was marinating the food. A marinade is a sauce typically made of vinagar, spices, oil and herbs. Marinades are used to soak foods such as fish, meat, chicken or even vegetables before cooking in order to flavor the food or even soften it. Marinades can either be acidic, that is, made with ingredients such as lemon juice, wine or vinegar. They can also be enzymatic that is, made with ingredients like ginger, pineapple or even papaya. Marinades bring grilled food to a delicious new height as they intensify their flavors. Or even foods that you want to stir fry or even make stews with. You can make a general marinade to use for all your grilling foods but there are marinades that are made for their use on specific foods. For instance there is chicken marinades, beef marinades, steak marinades, brine marinade for smoked salmon, Korean BBQ chicken marinade among others.The one I am making today is Teriyaki Marinade that you can use to marinate Chicken, Meat or even Vegetables. I am definitely excited to use it for beef or chicken in the coming weeks. This recipe is not complicated and does not require too much time or effort. Just gather your ingredients, throw them in a bowl, give them a quick stir until sugar dissolves then use it immediately. Or you can store the Teriyaki Marinade for later use up to 7 days in the refrigerator. It smells delicious even before it has been used so imagine how absolutely yummy it is going to be when used on different dishes! Here we go!