Teriyaki Chicken

Chef Azuki wowed a crowd with her her fantastic teriyaki chicken!  It's amazing to watch her spoon a little sauce into a bowl, taste and then add just the right amount of salt or pepper to make the flavors round out perfectly.  I was there to measure the event so we'd be sure not to miss getting the recipe! We're the lucky ones today!

Teriyaki Chicken

Ingredients
1 large party package of chicken wings or 3 small packages
1 C soy sauce
1/2 C sugar
1/4 honey
1 T mirin
2 tsp sesame oil
5 stalks of green onion
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp ginger

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2.  Rinse wings
3.  Cut the tips off the wings and discard
4.  Cut the wing in half at the joint
5.  Mix soy sauce, sugar, honey, mirin, sesame oil, green onions, garlic salt, pepper,
     and ginger in a large bowl
6.  Marinate for 4 hours or overnight.
7.  Place in baking pan and bake covereing the top of pan with foil for 20-30 minutes
8.  Remove the foil and bake for 20 more minutes longer
9.  Ovens may vary but you should see a beautiful caramelized brown coat when done

Here's another perfect potluck prize winner! I love the caramelization of the sugar, honey and soy sauce.  Also, it was made lovingly with ingredients every pantry should be stocked with.  Definitely comfort food!

BeaNspirations:  Sometimes it's great to go back to what you know and start from there.