Delicious yakitori recipe
Yakitori is often served as a main course but can also be eaten as a snack. The skewers can be flavored with various seasonings, such as salt, pepper, and sesame seeds, and can be dipped in a soy sauce and sake mixture called tare. The tare comprises soy sauce, water, sake, and mirin, which are all combined and boiled until the sugar is dissolved. Once the skewers are cooked, they can be served with a sprinkle of green onions and sesame seeds.
Servings 4 servings
Cost $10
Ingredients
Skewers
- 1 1/4 pounds of chicken meat bite-sized pieces
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable/olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon of sliced green onions
Sauce
- 1/4 cups soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sake
- 1/2 cup mirin
- 2 tsp of brown sugar
Instructions
Sauce
- Mix all the sauce ingredients and place the mixture over medium heat in a small pot.
- Keep stirring for about 5 minutes, or until the sugar is dissolved.
- Once the sugar dissolves, turn the heat up and bring the mixture to boiling.
- Mix about 2 tsp of corn starch with a couple of tablespoons of cold water and add it to the boiling sauce.
- Keep the sauce boiling until it attains a thick consistency.
Skewers
- Thread the chicken meat pieces into bamboo skewers.
- Then, brush some olive/vegetable oil on the chicken skewers and season them with salt and pepper.
- Preheat the charcoal grill to medium heat. Cook the chicken for 5 minutes per side.
- Brush tare sauce on it, and heat it for 2 minutes more on each side. To add more flavor, brush it again, and cook for one minute per side.
- After the chicken is perfectly cooked, give it a dip in the sauce. Sprinkle some sesame seeds and green onions on the skewers, and serve.
