Teriyaki Chicken and Vegetables

Here's my Tuesday recipe. I'll put up a picture next time I make it. I forgot to take one...

Teriyaki Chicken and Vegetables
teriyaki recipe from: http://carzycook.com/showthread.php?tid=5684

Yield: 3 servings (well, me and mike servings that is...)

Notes from Marie: 
 - If you are a vegetarian, these vegetables would be fantastic with tofu for asian style vegetables.
 - If you want a more extreme low-carb version, use Splenda or another artificial sweetener.
 - Do NOT marinade for longer than instructed. I marinaded my chicken for too long.

Ingredients:
6 chicken breasts Again, the portioned broken-down chicken breasts, not the gigantic ones!
1 medium yellow onion
1 bulb of fennel
1 leek
6 mushrooms

Seasonings:
Fresh Cracked Black Pepper
1 bottle Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Fresh Ginger, minced
2 tbsp Minced Garlic
3/4 cup Granulated Sugar 

Directions:
1) In a bowl, combine 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 3/4 cup soy sauce (about 2/3's a bottle), 1 tbsp garlic and 1 tbsp ginger in a bowl. Stir until the sugar is no longer sticking to the bottom of the bowl.
2) Put the chicken in the marinade, cover and let marinade for at least 3 hours.
3) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
4) In a saute pan, heat up a little bit of oil and sear the chicken. I always sear my protein before I put it in the oven. Searing it helps keep the meat moist and juicy. :)
5) After searing the chicken, put it in an oven-safe pan along with the leftover marinade and cook it for 15 minutes.
6) While the chicken is cooking, slice up the onion and mushrooms. Throw them in a saute pan with some oil and start to cook them.
7) Use the mandolin and slice the fennel and the leek. Throw into the pan with the onions and mushrooms.
8) Use the rest of the garlic and ginger to season. Add pepper, about 2 tbsp of soy sauce, and a 1/2 tsp of sirachi (if you want). Salt it not needed for this because of the soy sauce.
9) Saute until all the vegetables are cooked.
10) Take the chicken out of the oven, plated with a drizzle of the teriyaki sauce over the chicken and then Dinner time! :)
 
Next time I make this:
 - I will definitely only let the chicken marinade for 3 hours.
 - I want to add cabbage and carrots to the vegetables. I feel like I wanted a large variety of vegetables with it.

I hope you like this recipe. If you have you own ideas and improvements to them, just comment so I can try them myself! :)