Welcome to our June 2024 JOC Cooking Challenge!
Hello again, Japanese food enthusiasts! I’m excited to have you join us for our June Cooking Challenge. As we enter the start of summer break (which means a busy travel season), I wanted us to get back into the weeknight groove of simple, delicious, and healthy dinners.
This Month’s Recipe Challenge: Chicken Teriyaki
The recipe for this challenge is Chicken Teriyaki. Why chicken teriyaki? Because nothing is more classic than chicken teriyaki when it comes to Japanese home cooking.
However, when you Google ‘chicken teriyaki’ or ‘teriyaki chicken,’ you often come across different interpretations of this recipe, many of which use non-Japanese preparations. I wanted to use this opportunity to encourage you to try making chicken teriyaki using the authentic Japanese method!
Watch the video and learn how to make it or you can follow my step-by-step recipes.
Please take time to read the entire post and recipe first before you head to the kitchen.
If you have any recipe questions, please leave them in the comment section of the recipe post. If it’s related to the cooking challenge rules, please leave your comment below. We’re ready to help!
Entries for Vegetarian/Vegan
If you’re vegan/vegetarian and would like to take part in this challenge, you’re welcome to make my Pan-Fried Teriyaki Tofu Bowl recipe. The same rules apply.
The Prizes!
This contest is open to everyone worldwide. We will randomly select 3 winners at the end of the challenge using random.org. Each winner will receive a $100 Amazon gift card.
Everyone who has completed submission for the JOC Cooking Challenge is automatically entered into the prize draw.
Please note that we will NOT select winners based on the creationsbut you need to make sure your submission meets the scope of the recipe.
How to Join the JOC Cooking Challenge
Make Chicken Teriyaki and follow the recipe as closely as possible so your final dish will look similar to mine. For the vegan/vegetarian option, please submit your entry based on this Pan-Fried Teriyaki Tofu recipe.
*Please note that the submission rule has changed this year.*
To enter for your chance to win the prize (only one entry per person), please complete the following two steps:
- Email us your picture: Send one picture of your final dish via email (contest@justonecookbook.com) before 12 pm PST on June 30, 2024and;
- Leave a (honest) star rating and feedback on the Chicken Teriyaki recipe post: Use the same email address as your photo submission. We’d love to hear about your feedback, fun cooking moments, kitchen mishaps, or difficulties that you come across during the process. We understand it’s an additional step and we appreciate your feedback.
Make sure to follow these two steps to complete your submission!
Feel free to share your picture on social media using the #JOCcookingchallenge hashtag.
Past Cooking Challenges & Recipes
This is a quarterly online event on Just One Cookbook. We host the challenge in March, June, Septemberand December. We’d love for you to join us in each challenge! To receive the updates, be sure to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
