Chicken Yakitori Recipe
These chicken skewers are full of flavor and they make the most delicious appetizer. The recipe includes green onion, soy sauce and mirin for a fabulous flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (450g) boneless chicken thighs
- 1 or 2 green onions (spring onions), in 1-inch (2.5cm) slices (optional)
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 1 1/2 cups (355 ml) mirin
- 8 bamboo skewers
Instructions
- Simmer the soy sauce, sugar, mirin and garlic in a pan until decreased by half.
- Let it cool for a while while you work on the chicken.
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- In Japan they keep the skin on but remove it if you prefer.
- Thread the chicken on to the skewers, alternating them with green onion if you like.
- Grill the chicken skewers on both sides without the sauce.
- When the meat begins to change color, brush the sauce on to both sides and keep grilling, brushing on the sauce about 3 times in total, and turning until the chicken is completely cooked through.
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