5 from 3 votes
Yakitori (Japanese-Style Skewered Chicken)
This recipe for Japanese-style Yakitori Chicken yields tender, flavorful skewered chicken and green onion glazed with teriyaki sauce easily made at home.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
47 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
139 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine:
Asian, Japanese
Ingredients
Tare sauce:
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon mirin
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice syrup
Chicken:
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper or black pepper
- 1 green onion chopped into 1.5" lengths, bunch
- 300 g chicken breast cut into cubes
Instructions
Make the tare sauce:
- Combine soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, and rice syrup in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer until slightly thickened.
- Divide the sauce into 2 separate bowls. (One will be used for basting the chicken in the oven, the other reserved for brushing on cooked chicken before serving).
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Prepare the chicken:
- In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, mirin, white or black pepper, green onions and cut-up chicken breast.
- Place into the fridge to marinate for about 20 minutes.
- Thread the chicken onto a bamboo skewer, and alternate with a piece of green onion.
- Add another piece of chicken and continue skewering with the remainder.
- Place the chicken skewers onto a lightly greased wire rack on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
- Broil at 500F/260°C for 5 minutes, remove from oven and glaze with the sauce with a pastry brush. Flip the skewers and brush on with more tare sauce.
- Discard the used tare sauce (or bring to a full boil for a few minutes as it has been contaminated with partially-cooked chicken).
- Return to the oven and continue to broil for another 5-7 minutes, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F/74°C.
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
- Use a clean pastry brush to brush on reserved teriyaki sauce prior to serving.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and additional green onion, if you like.
- Serve with steamed rice.
Nutrition Information
Calories
139kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.01g
(1%)
Cholesterol
48mg
(16%)
Sodium
956mg
(40%)
Potassium
313mg
(7%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
23IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 139
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 139kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 956mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 313mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 23IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.