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Pepper Lunch Chicken being picked up with a pair of chopsticks.
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Japanese Chicken Pepper Rice

My Japanese Chicken Pepper Rice is a quick and easy homemade version of the popular Pepper Lunch dish. Made with juicy chicken, buttery corn, and rice drizzled in a flavorful pepper sauce, this 10-minute meal brings delicious Japanese restaurant flavors straight to your kitchen.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword Japanese Chicken Pepper Rice
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 379kcal

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 1/2 lbs Chicken Thigh cubed into bite sized pieces
  • 1 tsp Neutral Cooking Oil oil with no taste
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • ⅛ tsp Black Pepper
  • 2 Cups Rice
  • 2 tbsp Corn Kernels
  • 1/2 tbsp Butter

Sauce

  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Japanese Sake
  • 1 tsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 Clove Garlic

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients to make Pepper Lunch Chicken on the countertop.
  • Heat Japanese sake in a skillet and let it boil for about 15 to 20 seconds to cook off the alcohol.
    Japanese sake being boiled out.
  • In a small bowl, combine the boiled sake with soy sauce, sweetener, grated garlic, and black pepper to make the sauce.
    Pepper lunch sauce in a bowl.
  • Mix corn kernels and butter in a microwave-safe bowl, cover, and microwave for 15 to 25 seconds until the butter melts. Spoon the buttered corn over a bed of rice on a plate.
    Butter corn in a bowl.
  • Heat a little cooking oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the cubed chicken and season with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is browned and cooked through.
    Cubed chicken being cooked in a wok.
  • Place the cooked chicken on top of the rice, drizzle with the sauce, and serve warm.

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Nutrition

Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 935mg | Potassium: 311mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 186IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2mg