5 from 3 votes
Yakitori
Coated in a delicious sweet and savory sauce, Yakitori is an irresistible Japanese grilled chicken recipe served on skewers. It is so simple but mouthwateringly delicious. It’s perfect as an appetizer or as a main meal. You can make this on a grill or year-round inside under a broiler!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
228 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Appetizer
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- ½ cup soy sauce low sodium
- ½ cup mirin
- ¼ cup sake
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 pound chicken thighs boneless, skinless
- neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
Instructions
- If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for at least 30 minutes.
- Line a sheet pan with tin foil (for easy clean up) and place a wire rack on top.
- In a small saucepan, add the soy sauce, mirin, sake, water, and brown sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and then simmer for 15-20 minutes until the sauce has reduced to around half the amount. Set aside just under half the mixture.
- Cut the chicken into 1-inch chunks and thread them onto the soaked skewers.
- Brush oil onto the wire rack and place the skewered chicken on top.
- Set the broiler on your oven to high, and once the oven is hot, broil the chicken for 5 minutes in the second from the top rack (or middle rack, depending on how hot your oven’s broiler can get).
- Then, pull out the sheet pan and generously brush both sides with the prepared sauce and flip it around. Broil for another 2 minutes and generously brush the chicken all over again and broil for another 2 minutes.
- Repeat this process one more time, but switch to a clean brush and the previously set aside sauce. Move the sheet pan to the highest rack in the oven, right below the broiler, and do one final generous brush and a 3 minute broil. Keep a close eye on the chicken here, as this final step will give the chicken that charred look. (Total time broiling is 13 minutes)
- Let the yakitori rest for a couple of minutes and serve.
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Notes
- The grilling process for yakitori is the same. Simply keep the lid of your grill on between brushing them with sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
228kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.02g
(1%)
Cholesterol
108mg
(36%)
Sodium
1476mg
(62%)
Potassium
398mg
(8%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
27IU
(1%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 228
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 228kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 108mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1476mg | 62% |
| Potassium | 398mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 27IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.