Easy Chicken Yakitori
Chicken yakitori is an easy Japanese dish to make at home. Serve with white rice and sake for an easy but special meal!
Ingredients
- 10 wooden skewers
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch cubes.
- 4 scallions, sliced into 1-inch pieces.
- ½ cup sake
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons mirin
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or to taste
Instructions
- Soak 10 wooden skewers in cold water for 15 minutes.
- Thread chicken pieces onto the soaked skewers, alternating with scallions.
- Combine sake, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Reserve 1/2 of the sauce for dipping.
- Heat a grill pan over high heat and lightly brush with vegetable oil. Add skewers and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, basting frequently with 1/2 of the sauce, 7 to 10 minutes per side.
Nutrition
Calories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 22gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 1871mgPotassium: 287mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 2mg
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