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Chicken Teriyaki Rice Bowls

Sticky glazed chicken over rice with steamed broccoli and sesame seeds.

Chicken Teriyaki Rice Bowls, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
30 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$12.98

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb boneless chicken thighs
  • 1 1/2 cup jasmine rice
  • 5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 oz fresh ginger root
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 12 oz frozen broccoli florets
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds(optional)
  • 1/2 bunch green onions / scallions(optional)

Method

  1. Start the rice.

  2. Whisk the soy sauce, brown sugar, grated ginger, minced garlic, cornstarch, and 1/3 cup water into a sauce.

  3. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Brown them in the oil over medium-high for 7 minutes until cooked through.

  4. Pour in the sauce and simmer 2 to 3 minutes, stirring, until it thickens into a glaze that coats the chicken.

  5. Steam the broccoli in the microwave or a covered pan until just tender.

  6. Spoon the chicken and glaze over the rice with the broccoli alongside. Top with sesame seeds and scallions.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 9 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United States$51.90$12.989 of 9 ingredients
United Kingdom£22.04£5.519 of 9 ingredients
Australia$59.22$14.819 of 9 ingredients
Greece30,47 €7,62 €9 of 9 ingredients
Egypt‏٩٨١٫١٩ ج.م.‏‏٢٤٥٫٣٠ ج.م.‏9 of 9 ingredients
Canada$91.41$22.859 of 9 ingredients
Spain28,47 €7,12 €9 of 9 ingredients
Germany48,17 €12,04 €9 of 9 ingredients
New Zealand$55.14$13.798 of 9 ingredients
Mexico$530.69$132.678 of 9 ingredients
Austria€ 28,32€ 7,088 of 9 ingredients

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