poultry essentials: two method teriyaki chicken

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Wichita, KS
Updated on Sep 8, 2018

This recipe uses a two-step method. The chicken will spend some time in the slow cooker, and finish up in the oven. There are probably a few ways to do this, but this method gave me the best juicy chicken, with the best flavors. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 4 Hr 30 Min
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot
yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • PLAN/PURCHASE
  • 2 - 4 pounds whole chicken, cut in half
  • 1/2 cup mirin, plain variety
  • 1/4 cup sake, plain variety
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/4 cup tamari sauce
  • 1/4 cup ponzu sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons dehydrated onions, ground to a powder
  • 1 tablespoon ginger powder

How To Make poultry essentials: two method teriyaki chicken

  • Step 1
    PREP/PREPARE
  • Step 2
    I tried this recipe using several techniques. I finally came up with a Slow Cooker/Oven method. In the first part of the recipe, the chicken spends 4 hours in the slow cooker, soaking up all those yummy sauces. It is then finished up in the oven, until it is baked, crispy, and golden brown. FYI: The sauce is amazing.
  • Step 3
    Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
  • Step 4
    Cut the backbone out of the chicken, then freeze and use for making stock, or discard.
  • Step 5
    Cut through the breasts until you have two chicken halves.
  • Step 6
    Store one half in the fridge, and use within the next day or two, or freeze it for up to 2 months.
  • Step 7
    Whisk the remainder of the ingredients together.
  • Step 8
    Place the half chicken into the bowl of your slow cooker, or instant pot, and pour in the sauce.
  • Step 9
    Set the slow cooker/instant pot to low, and allow to cook for 4 hours.
  • Step 10
    Chef’s Note: This first part of the cooking will make the chicken moist, and juicy, and help it to absorb that yummy sauce.
  • Step 11
    After four hours, remove the chicken from the slow cooker, then take the sauce and put it into a defatter.
  • Step 12
    Place the defatted sauce into a small saucepan, and lightly boil until reduced by about thirty percent.
  • Step 13
    Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 425f (220c).
  • Step 14
    Add the chicken to an ovenproof pan, that it just big enough to hold it.
  • Step 15
    Pour the reduced sauce over the top.
  • Step 16
    Add to the preheated oven, and bake until the chicken is fully cooked, and the sauce thickens, about 25 – 30 minutes.
  • Step 17
    PLATE/PRESENT
  • Step 18
    Serve over rice with some nice crusty bread to sop up that amazing sauce. Enjoy.
  • Step 19
    Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

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