Yakitori (Skewered Grilled Chicken) Recipe

Yakitori (Skewered Grilled Chicken)

Yakitori is grilled chicken speared on sticks. All different parts of the chicken, thighs, skin, liver, etc. can be used for yakitori. The following recipe shows one of the most popular kind which is prepared with chicken thighs and leek.Yakitori is popular among salarymen when they go out together after work. It is especially delicious with some hot sake.

Good for serving: 2-3 persons Ingredients:  Chicken thighs: without bone and skin  Japanese leek (negi*), leek, or green onion  4 tablespoons of  Soya sauce  Little bit of Mirin* or sake*  3 tablespoons of Sugar  Little bit of honey or maple syrup  Small wooden spears

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Yakitori - Skewered Grilled Chicken Cooking Instructions: Mix together soya sauce,  sugar, honey or maple syrup, mirin and water, and heat it up until it's homogenous. Cut the chicken thighs into about 3x2x2cm large pieces. Put the chicken pieces into the already prepared sauce, and let it stand for a while. Cut the leek or green onions in about 3 cm long pieces. Spear three or four pieces of chicken and some leek on each wooden stick. Grill them, or use the oven at 200 degrees celsius. (You may want to wrap the wooden sticks with aluminium foil; otherwise, they may burn off.)

Author : phils

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