(Family Features) Cooking with your kids is a fun way to bond while teaching basic culinary skills. It provides practical lessons like counting ingredients and dividing portions. Plus, meals cooked together offer kids something to look forward to during lunchtime. They can enjoy the food they helped prepare, and you’ll be able to check at least one meal off your to-do list while teaching valuable life lessons.
To create a taste-tempting family meal with genuine Japanese flavors, try Mizkan premium sauces and rice vinegars. For more than two centuries, the vinegars have helped chefs and families around the world delight in the flavors of Japan. Now the taste can be at your table, helping you create authentic meals your whole family can enjoy.
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Simple Teriyaki Bowl
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Servings: 2
1 large boneless chicken thigh
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons Mizkan Mirin
3 tablespoons Mizkan Natural Rice Vinegar
1/2 scallion
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 servings hot, cooked rice
1 teaspoon dried seaweed sheet (nori), sliced (optional)
Slice chicken thigh meat into bite-size pieces. In bowl, mix soy sauce, mirin and rice vinegar; marinate chicken pieces in seasoning mix 10 minutes.
Cut scallion into 2-inch pieces. In frying pan, saute until soft, about 1 minute. Set aside.
In frying pan, heat oil and cook chicken until browned.
When meat is browned, pour marinade over chicken and continue cooking on low heat until sauce thickens.
Place hot, cooked rice in individual bowls. Spread sliced dried seaweed pieces over rice, if desired, and top with chicken and scallions to serve.
Source: Mizkan
