Authentic Japanese Teriyaki Chicken

With juicy tender pieces of chicken glazed in a sweet and savory teriyaki sauce, this authentic Japanese Teriyaki Chicken recipe comes together in just eight minutes using four basic ingredients. What is Chicken Teriyaki? This may sound like an obvious question, but to understand what Teriyaki chicken (照り焼きチキン) is about, it helps to know what the name means. Teri (照り) is Japanese for shiny or lustrous while yaki means grilled or griddled (I’ll explain more about this later). Translated literally, the name means “shiny grilled chicken”, and it refers to the clear lacquer-like glaze that’s created when the sugars in the teriyaki sauce caramelize.