Sakura Restaurant

Watch in amazement as Sakura’s talented chefs rapidly slice and sauté right in front of you demonstrating the fine art of Teppan Style Japanese cooking featuring an exciting “Ring of Fire” presentation. Sakura offers one of the most exceptional dining experiences in Flagstaff located inside the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on historic Route 66. 

This is also Flagstaff's original Sushi Bar with highly trained chefs producing incredible works of edible art with the freshest ingredients. Sakura has been voted one of the 'Best Restaurants of the Southwest" by Food and Wine Magazine and will satisfy all the senses with beautifully prepared and presented dishes with a commitment to service and flavor combined to delight the eyes as well as enlighten the taste buds. Sakura’s extensive selection of entrees range from steak, chicken and seafood to vegetable and noodle dishes served with soup, salad, hibachi vegetables and steamed rice. Order an amazing Tsunami Chicken made with all white meat chicken cooked with house made sweet and spicy garlic sauce or try this Sakura recipe at home. 

Tsunami Chicken

Tsunami sauce was made to enhance the experience! The Tsunami sauce pleases the senses! Whether on steak, chicken or seafood. It offers a pleasant chili garlic aroma with a sweet spicy kick!

Ingredients

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• 8 cups brown sugar
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup finely chopped Shallots
• 1.5 cups finely chopped garlic
• 4 cups sambal chili sauce
• 8 cups soy sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

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1. In a large sauce pan, add soy sauce and slowly bring to a boil.
2. Once soy sauce has come to a boil add brown and white sugar.
3. After the sugar has dissolve add in fresh chopped garlic and shallots
4. Garlic and shallots should become soft and translucent
5. Then you add the sambal chili sauce
6. Bring to a slow boil. Reduce or add corn starch for desired thickness

The chicken tsunami is first prepared by halving a chicken breast. On flat top use unsalted butter for taste and to give the outside of the chicken a golden color. Once the chicken has cooked all the way through, dice and add 1 table spoon of soy and then add the desired amount of tsunami. The sauce will begin to get sticky (don’t burn) remove from heat and serve with rice and veggies