Recipe: Teriyaki Chicken Fried Rice

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Ckicken
4 Skinless & Boneless Chicken Thighs
1/4 Cup Orange Juice
2 TBS EVOO
2 TBS Sake
1/2 Cup Dark Korean Soy Sauce
Sriracha Hot Sauce to Taste

Place all ingredients in a quart ZipLoc bag and shake well. Remove as much air as possible and allow chicken to marinate for 3 to 4 hours under refrigeration. Remove from marinade and dry off as much as possible. Grill over a medium fire until done. When cooked, chop the chicken thighs into medium sized pieces and reserve.

Fried Rice
1 Cup Koshihikari Short Grained Rice (Jasmine Rice works well also)
Salt
1/2 Cup Frozen Peas
1/2 Cup Frozen Corn
1/2 Cup Finely Diced Carrot
1 TBS Finely Minced Garlic
1 Egg, Scrambled
2 TBS Dark Korean Soy Sauce
Cooked Chicken Thighs
Grapeseed Oil

  1. In a large stock pot, bring 6 to 8 quarts of salted water to a full boil. Add the rice (can be rinsed ahead of time if desired) and cook for 8 minutes.

  2. Pour rice into a collander and use a silicone spatula to break apart any clumps and allow the rice to cool.

  3. Heat a large wok over high heat for two minutes and add enough grapeseed oil to coat the sides.

  4. Quickly stir fry the carrot for about 1 minute. Add the peas and corn and stir fry for another minute.

  5. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

  6. Add the rice and scrambled egg and stir to combine all the ingredients.

  7. Pour in the soy sauce slowly around the egdes of the rice in the wok and stir quickly.

  8. Add the chicken and allow to come back to service temp.

Optional: Toasted Sesame Seeds on top.

Oh, and the wine pairing was a 2005 Outpoust HM Zinfandel.