Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Teriyaki Chicken & Pineapple Burgers

Teriyaki is a Japanese sweet soy sauce. As I understand it has sake and mirin in it if you are to make it properly, but I just cheat and use sugar. It still tastes good.




Ingredients:
4 sesame seed burger breadrolls
4 free-range chicken breasts
1 pineapple (4 slices)
Lettuce leaves
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp freshly chopped ginger (or 1/2 tsp dry)
1/4 c Tamari soy sauce
3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch/Mazina
1/4 c cold water


Method:
Prepare your burger roll by cutting it in half and lining it with lettuce (also stops the sauce making it soggy).
Cut up your pineapple into 1cm wide slices and fry these with your chicken breasts (or after) until the chicken is cooked through and browned (fry for about max 10min on medium heat). Remeber to put the bigger pieces of chicken in the middle of the pan and the smaller ones on the outside.
While that's frying, make the teriyaki sauce by heating the sugar and soy sauce with the garlic and ginger over the stove on a medium heat. Dissolve the cornstarch into the cold water and add it into the hot mixture on the stove, stirring continuously until thick. It'll go almost as thick as melted chocolate. 
Layer the chicken, pineapple and sauce onto your burger and enjoy! :)

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