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Published: Sep 25, 2023 by Jim Mee Sha · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Vegan Teriyaki Chicken

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This vegan teriyaki chicken is meaty, umami, and packed with flavors! You only need 15 minutes and a handful of simple ingredients to make this recipe. To complete the meal, serve the seitan teriyaki alongside a side of rice.

Teriyaki seitan served with brown rice and broccoli on a plate with chopsticks beside.

I love using seitan as a meat substitute! It's so versatile and can be used to create delicious Italian seitan sausages, vegan bologna, and even seitan chicken breast for this mouth-watering vegan teriyaki chicken dish. 

In this recipe, we will first coat seitan chunks in some cornstarch, then lightly sear them until they are golden and crispy. Then, they will be cooked in an amazingly flavorful homemade teriyaki sauce!

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  • 💚Why you will love this recipe
  • What you will need
  • 📃Ingredients notes and substitutions
  • 🔪How to make
  • ✔Helpful tips
  • ✨Variations and add-ins
  • ❄Storing suggestions
  • 🍚How to serve
  • ❔Commonly asked questions
  • 🍽More easy vegan Asian recipes
  • 📖 Recipe

💚Why you will love this recipe

  • Savory, saucy, and incredibly delicious 
  • A good source of plant-based protein 
  • A great weeknight dinner that is quick and easy to throw together 
  • Incredibly satisfying and filling

What you will need

Ingredients needed like seitan, ginger, garlic, cornstarch and seasonings on a grey background.

📃Ingredients notes and substitutions

  • Seitan - Use a batch of my vegan chicken breast or store-bought seitan. 
  • Soy sauce - Can be substituted with tamari or shoyu. Use a gluten-free brand if needed. 
  • Maple syrup - Feel free to substitute it with another liquid sweetener like agave or date syrup. 
  • Mirin- Sake is the next best substitute. You can even use dry sherry or rice vinegar but you might have to increase the amount of maple syrup used to counteract the sourness.

🔪How to make

Making teriyaki sauce - Add all seasonings needed for the sauce in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside for later use. 

Seasonings needed for teriyaki sauce in a ramekin with a teaspoon beside.

Preparing seitan - Add seitan cubes and cornstarch to a zip-top bag. Seal and toss the bag until seitan cubes are well coated. 

Pan-frying seitan - Heat a tablespoon of oil in a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet/non-stick pan. Add seitan in one layer, and pan-fry for 2-3 minutes on both sides until golden. Remove from pan and set aside. 

Seitan cubes coated in cornstarch in a zip-top bag.
Pan-fried seitan cubes in a cast iron skillet on a blue and white folded teacloth.

Putting everything together - Heat another ½ tablespoon of oil in the pan, then add ginger and garlic. Fry until aromatic. Then, add sauce along with pan-fried seitan. Cook until the sauce is thick and glossy. Serve your vegan teriyaki chicken with rice, and enjoy!

Sauteed garlic and ginger in a cast iron skillet on a blue and white folded teacloth.
Vegan teriyaki chicken in a cast iron skillet with a wooden spatula beside.

✔Helpful tips

  • Do not skip cornstarch - Coating seitan in cornstarch helps them develop a crispy outer layer. 
  • Use a large enough pan - This is to ensure that the seitan cubes cook and crisp up properly. 
  • Adjusting seasoning to taste - Adjust the proportion of seasonings added to suit your taste. It is advisable to taste the dish towards the end and add more seasonings if required.

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✨Variations and add-ins

Seitan - Instead of seitan, you can use other meat substitutes like pan-fried tofu or tempeh, rehydrated soy curls, or store-bought vegan chicken slices in place. You can also check out my baked teriyaki tofu.

Veggies - For an extra boost of nutrients and fiber, you can add some vegetables to your vegan teriyaki chicken. Blanched broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots work particularly well. It's a good idea to double the sauce ingredients and adjust the flavor to your liking.

Teriyaki sauce - Use store-bought teriyaki sauce to make this recipe even quicker. Alternatively, you can make a batch of my vegan teriyaki sauce or spicy teriyaki sauce to be enjoyed throughout the week. 

Toppings - Top your seitan teriyaki with some toasted sesame seeds or chopped green onion before serving to give them more flavor and texture.  

Make it spicy - add a pinch of chili or red pepper flakes to your dish!

Vegan teriyaki chicken in a pan with wooden spatula topped with chopped green onion.

❄Storing suggestions

Fridge - Leftover vegan teriyaki chicken can be refrigerated for 3-4 days. 

Freezer - This dish is freezable, too! Portion it out using small freezer containers, which can be frozen for a month. Thaw it overnight in the fridge, and heat it in the microwave when ready to serve. Add a splash of water if the mixture is too thick.

🍚How to serve

Here are some dishes that pair well with this vegan teriyaki chicken: 

  • Stir-fry vegetables - Yasai Itame, cabbage carrot stir-fry 
  • Side dishes - Avocado maki, wakame seaweed salad, Japanese tofu salad 
  • Rice and noodles - Jasmine rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice, Chinese fried rice, vegan yakisoba 

❔Commonly asked questions

Is teriyaki spicy?

The conventional teriyaki sauce is usually not spicy and is known for its umami and savory taste with a touch of sweetness. However, if you desire a spicier version, add a small amount of chili or red pepper flakes to the recipe.

Holding a plate filled with rice, teriyaki seitan and broccoli served with fork.

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📖 Recipe

Plate filled with rice, vegan teriyaki chicken and broccoli with chopsticks beside.

Vegan Teriyaki Chicken (seitan)

Meesha
This vegan teriyaki chicken is meaty, umami, and packed with flavors! You only need 15 minutes and a handful of simple ingredients to make this recipe. To complete the meal, serve the seitan teriyaki alongside a side of rice.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Japanese
Servings 3 servings
Calories 250 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For teriyaki sauce

  • ⅓ cup water
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari
  • 3 tablespoons mirin or sake/dry sherry
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup or another liquid sweetener
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Other ingredients

  • ½ batch seitan chicken or 8 oz store-bought seitan
  • ½ tablespoon cornstarch
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
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Instructions
 

  • Make your sauce by combining all ingredients needed. Mix well.
    ⅓ cup water, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 3 tablespoons mirin, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • Place your seitan chunks and cornstarch in a zip-top bag. Seal and toss the bag until seitan are well-coated.
    ½ batch seitan chicken, ½ tablespoon cornstarch
  • Heat up ½ a tablespoon of neutral tasting oil in a non-stick pan on medium high heat. Place coated seitan in one layer and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until lightly browned Flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes on the other side. Set aside.
  • In the same pan, add in another ½ tablespoon of oil. Saute garlic and ginger for 1-2 minutes, or until fragrant.
    3 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon minced ginger
  • Add in sauce along with the pan-fried seitan. Toss until everything is well-mixed. Cooked until sauce thickens before removing from heat.
  • Serve vegan teriyaki chicken with some steamed rice and enjoy!

Notes

Helpful tips
  • Do not skip cornstarch - Coating seitan in cornstarch helps them develop a crispy outer layer. 
  • Use a large enough pan - This is to ensure that the seitan cubes cook and crisp up properly. 
  • Adjusting seasoning to taste - Adjust the proportion of seasonings added to suit your taste. It is advisable to taste the dish towards the end and add more seasonings if required.
 
Storing - This dish can be refrigerated for 3-4 days, and frozen for a month. Allow frozen vegan teriyaki chicken to thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating it in the microwave or stovetop. Add a splash of water if the mixture is too thick. 

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Nutrition

Calories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 31gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1619mgPotassium: 137mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 3mg

Nutrition info calculated is just a rough estimate and is provided as a courtesy. Bear in mind that value will vary based on variables like specific brand or type of product used. To obtain the most accurate representation, it is highly recommended that you calculate it on your own with the actual amount and type of ingredient used.

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