Teppan steak and Teriyaki chicken with veggies

I was in a crunch for what to make for dinner, i was out all day and had to rush home and make dinner..... i thought quick, and remembered i had frozen rib eye steaks and chicken breast... so i rushed home to defrost them in cool water....and prepared the japanese rice ( rinse out all starches then let soak for 30 mins ) , then i rushed to Ralph's to buy the veggies.... it was awesome. Although my tired husband did help me make the sauces, i for the most part did all the work, although he also babysat the meats.... he's a great help!


This is a Japanese dish akin to the dinners at Benihana's. but we cooked ours on the griddle......... the eletric griddle most people only make pancakes with..

My husband made some amazing dipping sauces which i did not photograph,,,but one is mayo based and spicy and the other is soy sauce based. and he made a great teriyaki sauce from scratch ( we brushed it onto the chicken).. Also not pictured are the veggies, i sliced a pack of white button mushrooms, we used one whole onion and just cut the onion horizontally so that we had natural onion rings....
I also cut the zucchini in half, then cut those halves 6-8 longer pieces each..

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