chicken teriyaki

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/4 cups soy sauce
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained, juice reserved
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
• 4 chicken thighs
• 4 chicken drumsticks
• 4 chicken wings
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• stir the soy sauce, sugar, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, cornstarch, and 1/2 cup of the reserved pineapple juice together in a saucepan until the sugar is completely dissolved; add the onion, garlic, and ginger. bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
• thoroughly rinse the chicken thighs, drumsticks, and wings; pat dry with paper towels. arrange the chicken in a baking dish; season with salt and pepper.
• bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. pour the pineapple chunks around the chicken pieces; brush the chicken liberally with the sauce and return to the oven for 30 minutes, brushing with sauce every 10 minutes or so.