Name: Chicken Teriyaki
Cook time: 40 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 5 skin-on, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 lb. total); 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided; 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce; 1/3 cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine); 1/3 cup sake; 5 radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced; 5 scallions, thinly sliced on a diagonal; 2 tsp. unseasoned rice vinegar; Cooked white rice (for serving)

Chicken teriyaki on a blue plate with white rice sliced radishes and sliced scallions.

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Molly Baz

Served with a bright, refreshing radish salad, these salty, sweet, and shatteringly crisp glazed thighs will satisfy all your classic chicken teriyaki cravings.

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