Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Cut: Boneless chicken
Ingredients
Teriyaki Marinade and Sauce:
Use half of prepared sauce to marinate chicken and reserve half for adding to bowls
¼ cup (60 ml) soy sauce
¼ cup (60 ml) brown sugar
1 tsp (5 ml) rice vinegar
1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) dry ground ginger
4 cloves garlic, peel, minced
2 tsp (10 ml) maple syrup
Spicy Mayo:
1/2 cup (125 ml) mayonnaise
1 Tbsp (15 ml) sriracha sauce
½ lemon, juiced
2 Tbsp (30 ml) sour cream
2 tsp (10 ml) honey
Chicken Teriyaki Poke Bowls:
2 skinless boneless chicken breasts or 6 chicken thighs
1 cup (250 ml) raw Basmati or brown rice
2 radishes, sliced thinly
1 large carrot, sliced thinly
1 avocado, cubed
1 mango, cubed
1 cup (250 ml) edamame beans, cooked and shelled
1 cup (250 ml) romaine lettuce, shredded
1 cup (250 ml) snap peas, sliced
1 cup (250 ml) purple cabbage, shredded
¼ cup (60 ml) cashews nuts, chopped
1 tsp (5 ml) sesame seeds (topping)
2 Tbsp (30 ml) green onion or cilantro (garnish)
Option: add any of your favourite vegetables to this bowl.
Preparation
Cut chicken breasts or thighs into 1” cubes. Create marinate by combining soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, ground ginger, minced garlic and maple syrup. Add half of marinate to chicken and reserve half for adding as a sauce to bowls. Allow chicken to marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes or overnight.
While chicken is marinating, cook rice according to package directions, chop vegetables and prepare spicy mayo by combining mayonnaise, siracha, lemon juice, sour cream and honey. Refrigerate spicy mayo until ready to serve.
Add marinated chicken into frying pan on medium heat and stir fry until chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 165F (74C). Set aside.
Create bowls:
Place desired amount of cooked rice on the bottom of your bowl, next add in lettuce and cabbage, and other desired vegetable toppings, cooked chicken, top with cashew nuts and sesame seeds, drizzle with spicy mayo and reserved teriyaki sauce.
Recipe development credit: Jenna Kendall, BSc, Foods & Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Manitoba. Summer Student, 2020.
