Dinner for 2

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Name: Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 6 chicken thighs; 4 cloves garlic; 1 slice very thin ginger; 4 tbsp japanese soy sauce; 4 tbsp mirin; 4 tbsp japanese cooking sake; 1/4 tsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp white sugar; 1 cup water; 1 cup medium grain calrose rice; 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water

Chicken thighs pressure-cook in a sweet soy sauce with garlic and ginger while rice cooks for serving.

Typical price

$14.22for 4 servings

$3.56 per serving$14.22 for 4

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55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless$2.29/lb typical	1.9 lb	$4.29Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Rice$0.08/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.52Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.11

Pantry staples you likely have

Soy sauceWine, beer and spiritsAsian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

6 chicken thighs
4 cloves garlic
1 slice very thin ginger
4 tbsp japanese soy sauce
4 tbsp mirin
4 tbsp japanese cooking sake
1/4 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp white sugar
1 cup water
1 cup medium grain calrose rice
1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water

Steps

Cook the Calrose rice with 1 cup water in a covered saucepan for 18 minutes.
Add the chicken thighs, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, mirin, sake, sesame oil, sugar, and 1 cup water to the Instant Pot.
Pressure-cook on high for 10 minutes, then release pressure naturally for 10 minutes.
Check that the chicken reaches 165 F, then transfer it to a plate.
Whisk the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water, stir it into the pot, and simmer on sauté for 2 minutes.
Return the chicken to the thickened sauce and cook for 2 minutes.

Swaps

Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless for Chicken breast, bonelessabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

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