4 from 2 votes
Easy Chicken Yakitori
A super easy popular Japanese street food that you can make just as good at home!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
8
skewers
Calories:
146 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Brunch
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup sake
- ¼ cup mirin
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 clove garlic smashed with the back of your knife
- 8 large shallots cut into 2-inch length pieces (whiter ends only. Reserve the darker green parts for final garnish, or spring onions
- 17 oz chicken thigh fillet diced into 1-inch cubes, skinless and boneless
- 8 wooden skewers
Instructions
- Soak skewers in cold water for 30 minutes.
- While skewers are soaking, combine soy sauce, sake, mirin, sugar, water and garlic in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil; reduce heat down to low, and simmer uncovered for 10-15 minutes or until sauce has reduced and thickened (keep your eye on the sauce as it can over flow once thickened). Once thickened, remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Remove the garlic clove with a small spoon. Reserve ¼ of the sauce for final dipping. *See Notes
- Thread chicken cubes and onion pieces alternately onto skewers; brush over with sauce. Preheat grill on high heat until hot. Place skewers on your grill, glazing with sauce again just before turning (after about 3-4 minutes). Glaze the other side with sauce once turned, and again before removing off the heat.
- Serve with rice and reserved dipping sauce. Garnish with the extra shallots/scallions, thinly sliced.
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Notes
- *If you need the sauce quicker than the 15 minutes simmering time, combine 2 tablespoons of the simmered sauce with 2 teaspoons cornflour in a separate small bowl. Mix well until combine and smooth; pour into the sauce and stir until the sauce has thickened.
Nutrition Information
Calories
146kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.01g
(1%)
Cholesterol
57mg
(19%)
Sodium
925mg
(39%)
Potassium
274mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
15IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 skewers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 146
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 146kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 925mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 274mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 15IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.