Yakitori

Name: Yakitori
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 100 ml soy sauce; 100 ml mirin; 50 ml sake or dry white wine; 2 tbsp sugar; 700 g boneless, skinless chicken thighs, in 3 cm pieces; 6 thick spring onions, in 3 cm lengths; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp Japanese seven-spice or chilli flakes

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Prep25 min

Cook25 min

Total50 min

Japanese grilled chicken skewers from smoky bar counters: thigh meat and spring onion threaded together, grilled over high heat and brushed with a reduced soy and mirin glaze until lacquered and charred at the edges.

Ingredients

Serves:4

100 ml soy sauce
100 ml mirin
50 ml sake or dry white wine
2 tbsp sugar
700 g boneless, skinless chicken thighs, in 3 cm pieces
6 thick spring onions, in 3 cm lengths
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp Japanese seven-spice or chilli flakes

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

526kcal · per serving

49.7g

Protein

26.2g

Carbs

23.4g

Fat

Recipe total: 2106 kcal · P 199g · C 104.8g · F 93.6g

Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Soak 12 bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes so they do not burn.
2
For the glaze, simmer the soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar in a small pan over medium heat for 10–12 minutes until reduced by about a third and syrupy. It thickens further as it cools.
3
Thread the chicken onto the skewers, alternating with the spring onion and packing the pieces snugly so they cook evenly and stay juicy.
4
Brush the skewers with the oil and season them lightly with the salt.
5
Grill over very hot charcoal, or under a hot oven grill 8–10 cm from the heat, for 4 minutes per side until nearly cooked.
6
Brush with the glaze, grill for 1 minute, turn, brush and grill for 1 minute more. Repeat twice until the glaze is lacquered and charred at the edges.
7
Sprinkle with the seven-spice and serve hot, with the rest of the glaze for dipping.

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Questions and answers

How long does Yakitori take to make?

About 50 minutes: 25 min prep and 25 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Yakitori?

9 ingredients: soy sauce, mirin, sake or dry white wine, sugar, boneless, thick spring onions, sunflower oil, salt, Japanese seven-spice or chilli flakes.

How many servings does this Yakitori recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Yakitori?

About 526 kcal, with 49.7 g protein, 26.2 g carbohydrate and 23.4 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Yakitori recipe suit?

It is dairy-free.

What cuisine is Yakitori?

Yakitori comes from Japanese cuisine.

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