RECIPE

CHICKEN TERIYAKI SANDWICH

With plump juicy chicken glazed in a three ingredient teriyaki sauce, this easy chicken sandwich is topped with a fried egg for a little something extra.

INGREDIENTS

FOR TERIYAKI CHICKEN - 355 grams boneless skin-on chicken thighs (2 large thighs) - 1 tablespoon potato starch - 2 tablespoons sugar - 2 tablespoons soy sauce - 2 tablespoons sake FOR SANDWICH - 2 large eggs - 1 tomato (sliced 1/5-inch thick) - 2 leaves lettuce - 2 tablespoons Japanese mayonnaise

01

Dust the chicken on all sides with a light even coating of potato starch.

DUST WITH STARCH

02

Add the chicken in a non-stick frying pan, skin-side down, and turn the heat on to low. Fry until the fat has rendered out of the skin and it is crisp. 

RENDER SKIN

03

Turn up the heat to medium, and pan-fry the chicken in the fat from the skin. Flip the chicken over every minute or so to cook through evenly. 

PAN FRY

04

When the chicken is cooked through, transfer it to a plate and then break the eggs into the pan. Use a spatula to fold the flaps of egg towards center. 

FRY EGGS

05

Wipe all of the fat out of the pan with paper towels and then add the sugar, soy sauce, and sake. Boil until thick and bubbly.

MAKE TERIYAKI SAUCE

06

Return the chicken to the pan and glaze with teriyaki sauce. 

GLAZE CHICKEN

07

Spread a tablespoon of mayonnaise on each bottom bun. 

ASSEMBLE SANDWICH

08

Top with a few slices of tomato.

TOP WITH TOMATO

09

Tear the lettuce to size and place it on top of the tomatoes. 

TOP WITH LETTUCE

10

Add the chicken teriyaki on top.

ADD CHICKEN TERIYAKI

11

Top the chicken with a fried egg and top bun and serve.

FINISH