Chicken
Chicken yakitori
Tender, juicy chicken skewers grilled to perfection and glazed with a savory-sweet soy sauce. A classic Japanese street food, Chicken Yakitori is perfect for sharing and bursting with irresistible flavor.
Total Time
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Preparation Time
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Cooking Time
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Yields
servings
Difficulty
Instructions
Add all the tare ingredients to a saucepan, bring to the boil and reduce by half until thick and glossy. Divide the tare into 2 bowls – one shallow bowl for dipping the skewers while you’re cooking them and one for serving at the table
Remove any skin from the chicken and cut into rectangular strips. Fold each strip, pushing a skewer through each side to create a domed effect. Alternate each piece of chicken with a section of spring onion and brush lightly with oil
Heat a barbecue for direct grilling. When the flames have died down and the coals are white, gently grill the chicken skewers, turning often. Once the chicken skewers are around 80% cooked, begin dipping them into the tare and returning to the grill to caramelise
Ingredients
CHICKEN
2 chicken thighs
2 chicken breasts
6 spring onions, cut into 2.5cm lengths
FOR THE TARE
1 35 ml pint of chicken stock
2 spring onions
1 knob of ginger, about 2.5cm in size, sliced
19 ml of sake
3 14 ml of mirin
1 tbsp of sugar
1 19 ml of tamari
1 19 ml oz of dark soy sauce
1 19 ml of water