You can make this recipe healthy or hearty. For a more healthy version, use skinless chicken breasts. The Ducks like a little of both so we use, boneless chicken breasts and also use chicken thighs with the skin on. Using the chicken thighs with the skin on reminds us of old Hawaii. Either way you can’t beat the tangy, sweet, sour, salty and spicy taste of the Duck in a Pot Teriyaki Chicken Glaze. Get your Duck On!
Makes 6-8 large portions:
INGREDIENTS
4 pounds chicken thighs and breasts.
Its your choice to keep the skin on. The ducks do some of both.
I prefer it with skin on because it reminds me of old Hawaii
For the Teriyaki Glaze:
¼ cup sesame seeds
2 tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger
6 cloves finely minced garlic
2 cup light brown sugar
1 cup rice vinegar
1 cup fish sauce
¼ tablespoon soy sauce
hot sauce, or to taste
For Serving:
8 cups cooked white rice
Grilled Pineapple Rings
INSTRUCTIONS
Tip: Make the glaze one day before you plan on serving to give you time to marinade the chicken
Rice
Make 5 cups of rice before starting the Teriyaki
Teriyaki Glaze Instructions (you can do this the day before to give you time to marinade the chicken)
Grate 2 tablespoons of ginger
Mince 6 cloves of garlic
Add ¼ cup sesame seeds and olive oil in a large sauté pan.
Turn on the heat to medium and warm up the oil and sesame seeds.
Add ginger and garlic and let it simmer gently for a few minutes until it turns brown a little.
Add 2 cups of brown sugar.
Stir and let it meld until it slightly caramelizes.
Add a little water if you think it needs it to caramelize.
Add:
1 cup rice vinegar
1 cup fish sauce
¼ cup soy sauce
hot sauce, or to taste
Once all of the sugar has dissolved, lower the temperature.
Pour out ½ of the sauce for coating the chicken (see chicken marinade below below)
Continue cooking the remainder of the sauce.
The sauce will start to reduce, this will take 15-20 minutes.
Stir regularly.
Chicken
Use breasts and thighs.
Coat and marinate the chicken for with marinade and marinade for at least on hour to overnight in the refrigerator.
Heat some olive oil in a frying pan
Fry up the chicken
5 minutes before finishing coat the chicken heavily with the reduced sauce
Serve
Add Rice to a bowl
Top with your Chicken
Then top with more glaze
Garnish with pineapple rings
Top with sesame seeds
