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The singer has published the ‘single’ ‘Chicken teriyaki’ and half the world is interested in this classic of Japanese cuisine. Roger Ortuño, creator of the blog comerjapones.com, tells you everything about him
The Teriyaki chicken’ It has a lot of rhythm. Although we didn’t know until Rosalía has released a ‘single’ titled with this Japanese recipe which half the world has now become interested in. What are their secrets? And above all,where to try a good ‘teriyaki’ chicken in Barcelona?
That’s why we turned to an expert like Roger Ortuño, creator of the blog eatjapones.com, author of ‘Oishii. Illustrated dictionary of Japanese gastronomy’, considered the bible of lovers of Japanese cuisine and one of the few Westerners who have been designated ambassadors of goodwill for Japanese gastronomy by the government of that country.
Ortuño tells us that it is a common homemade recipe in homes in the country of the rising sun. “It’s very basic because It’s very easy to do and why is it a basic that is on the menus of many Japanese restaurants“.
Union of two words: ‘teri’ and ‘yaki’
Before telling us how it is made and in which restaurants to try it, the expert points out that ‘teriyaki’ is the union of two words, ‘teri’ and ‘yaki’: “‘Teri’ means shiny (be it meat or fish) because it’s glazed with that sauce that makes it shiny. And ‘yaki’ is a cooking technique. In fact, anything that starts or ends with ‘yaki’ means that it’s Grilled, grilled, or pan-fried like ‘yakisoba’, which are stir-fried noodles, or ‘okonomiyaki’, which is a kind of grilled pizza…”
“The sauce with which this elaboration is prepared -continues Ortuño- has one part sake, two parts ‘mirin’ and one part soy sauce. Sake is an alcoholic beverage that is made from the fermentation of rice, the ‘mirin’ is a somewhat viscous dressing reminiscent of molasses for its sweetness and is made with glutinous rice and a distillate called ‘sochu’, and soy it gives it a salty touch and a dark color. If instead of meat it was prepared for fish like salmon, the proportions would be equal parts.”
How to make teriyaki chicken
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Cut the meat and brown it in a pan with a little oil for seven minutes over low heat. “One has to cover it with aluminum foil so that it does not create steam and it is left to rest for seven minutes outside the fire so that it finishes cooking with the residual heat”, points out Ortuño.
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In a separate saucepan, over low heat, reduce teriyaki sauce and stir to caramelize.
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Glaze the chicken with the sauce and cook a little longer, stirring constantly, until the chicken is shiny.
Where to try a good ‘teriyaki’ chicken in Barcelona
And these are the restaurants where to eat a good ‘teriyaki’ chicken in Barcelona, according to Ortuño. Rosalia, take note!
1. A green card from Japan
“This restaurant is run by a Japanese lady with her nephew, and it’s super homemade, super authentic. In addition to its ‘teriyaki’ chicken, I highlight its Japanese-style croquettes, called ‘korokke’, which include, among other ingredients, mashed potatoes, They are battered with ‘panko'”. Arago, 104.
2.Uribou
“In this restaurant whose name means wild boar in Japanese because it is the zodiac sign of the chef, Atsushi Takata, the ‘teriyaki’ chicken is served in a dish called ‘toriteri don’. ‘Don’ means large bowl with a rice base), and it has ‘tori’ (poultry, chicken in this case) and ‘teri’ (from ‘teriyaki’)”. Regas, 35.
3. Sakura-ya
“From the first day, they have always had ‘teriyaki’ chicken in the classic way. Something logical in the case of a classic in the city, since it was the first to open in a shopping center, on L’Illa Diagonal.” Diagonal, 557.
4. Robata
“Robata is one of the trendy restaurants among lovers of Japanese cuisine. In addition to ‘teriyaki’ chicken, many dishes that are grilled stand out.” Enrique Granados, 55.
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5. Nonna Maria
“I propose this Nonna Maria dish as a rarity, since the chicken is on a pizza, the so-called Pizza Rie. It is the name of the owner of this pizzeria, Rie Yasui, who runs it with her partner, Jérôme Quilbeuf, and who usually have on the menu creations devised by highly prestigious chef friends. In this case, the pizza has a sweet spot because of the teriyaki sauce it has”. Avenida de Sarrià, 50 (Hotel Meliá Sarrià).