YAKITORI CHICKEN

YAKITORI CHICKEN

PREP TIME 30 mins
COOK TIME 10 mins
TOTAL TIME 40 mins
Author: Panning The Globe
Recipe type: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Serves: 6-8

Japanese-style grilled chicken and scallion kebabs

INGREDIENTS

8 12-inch or 16 8-inch bamboo skewers, soaked in water for ½ hour or more

Sauce:

1 cup saki
½ cup mirin
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
½ cup (regular) soy sauce

Chicken and Scallions

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized (3/4-inch) pieces
1 bunch scallions (the thicker the better) cut crosswise, into ¾ inch pieces

Optional garnish:

Ground sansho pepper
Japanese 7 spice powder
* if you can't find sancho or 7 spice, you may have better luck finding szechuan pepper. In a pinch, a sprinkling of salt and fresh ground black pepper will do.

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the grill. Thread chicken and scallion pieces onto the skewers, alternately
Make the Sauce: In a small pot combine the saki, mirin, garlic, ginger, red pepper, sugar and soy sauces. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, until sauce is reduced by about one quarter.
Grill the skewers for 2 minutes. Brush with sauce and turn, brush with sauce on the other side. Grill for 5-8 minutes more, brushing with sauce every 2 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and glazed.
Serve yakitori with sansho and 7 spice to sprinkle on top.

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