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teriyaki chicken with sesame ginger broccoli

1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/3 cup honey 2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger or 2 cubes Dorot ginger 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated or 2 cubes Dorot garlic 1 fresno chili pepper, seeded and diced or 2 cubes Dorot chili 1/4 cup sesame oil 4 boneless chicken breast or thighs 1 small container of pineapple, cut into chunks broccoli or broccolini, cut into florets 2 tablespoons sesame seeds kosher salt and pepper lime wedges, cilantro, and rice, for serving
serves 4
by Nancy

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger or 2 cubes Dorot ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced or grated or 2 cubes Dorot garlic
  • 1 fresno chili pepper , seeded and diced or 2 cubes Dorot chili
  • 1/4 cup sesame oil
  • 4 boneless chicken breast or thighs
  • 1 small container of pineapple , cut into chunks
  • broccoli or broccolini , cut into florets
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • kosher salt and pepper
  • lime wedges , cilantro, and rice, for serving

Instructions

  1. preheat the oven to 425 degrees
  2. in a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, 1 tablespoon of the ginger, garlic, and fresno pepper.
  3. heat a large, oven safe skillet over medium high heat. add 2 tablespoons oil.
  4. when the oil shimmers, add the chicken and sear on both sides until lightly golden, about 2-3 minutes. Cook in batches if necessary and put the chicken back in.
  5. add the sauce and bring to a boil. cook for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly.
  6. remove from heat and add the pineapple.
  7. toss the broccoli with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, remaining 1 tablespoon ginger, sesame seeds, salt and pepper.
  8. add the broccoli to the skillet with the chicken, transfer to the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the broccoli lightly charred.
  9. serve the chicken, pineapple and broccoli over a bed of rice with limes and cilantro