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Yakitori
Yakitori is a Japanese grilled skewer dish featuring bite-sized pieces of boneless chicken thigh and green onion threaded alternately on skewers. Lightly salted and grilled over charcoal, the skewers are finished with a spray of sake and served with a sweet and savory tare sauce, creating tender, smoky, and flavorful bites.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
2
servings
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
Ingredients
- chicken thigh boneless
- green onion long
Tare Sauce
- 120 ml soy sauce
- 120 ml mirin
- 60 ml sake
- 60 ml water
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- salt to taste, sea salt
- Japanese sake optional, nihonshu in a spray bottle
Instructions
How to make yakitori
- Cut the chicken thigh into bite-size pieces.
- Cut the long green onion into the same size.
- Alternate the chicken and onion on the skewers. Use around 4 chicken pieces and 3 green onions for 1 skewer.
- Lightly season with salt.
- Grill over a charcoal grill. When one side is done, spray it with the nihonshu. This will give a delicious sweet and subtle flavor and help tenderize the meat.
- Serve with the tare sauce and sea salt.
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