26 February, 2011

*970 - teriyaki

The best teriyaki sauce I've ever made, not so ironically, comes from a recipe we used in culinary class some two years back (has it really been that long?)--so vastly different from its ubiquitous mass-produced bottled counterpart!

Though I've made it several times on the usual salmon or chicken, last weekend saw a foray into the lesser trodden path of ... teriyaki steaks! So yummy that I made what I originally thought was four portions for two, but we ended up licking our plates entirely clean.





Yes, store-bought crinkle cut sweet potato fries in the background--his (also very yummy) contribution.

Here's the recipe (with vague measurements). The secret ingredient is orange juice, for that mysterious tangy sweetness.

- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup orange juice (I used fresh squeezed oranges because I don't drink orange juice)
- a splash of sesame oil
- a splash of honey
- a little knob of finely minced ginger
- a clove of finely minced garlic
- scallions

Mix and use as marinade.