Yakitori

Name: Yakitori
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 600g chicken thigh, cubed; 6 tbsp soy sauce; 4 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp sake; 1 tbsp sugar; spring onion lengths for skewering between chicken; bamboo skewers soaked in water

Charcoal-grilled skewers of chicken thigh, brushed with sweet and savoury tare sauce, a beloved Japanese street food.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Japanese

gluten-free

Ingredients

600gchicken thigh, cubed

6 tbspsoy sauce

4 tbspmirin

2 tbspsake

1 tbspsugar

spring onion lengthsfor skewering between chicken

bamboo skewerssoaked in water

Instructions

Make tare: simmer soy, mirin, sake and sugar 10 minutes until slightly thickened.

Thread chicken and spring onion pieces alternately on skewers.

Grill over charcoal or under a hot grill, 3–4 minutes per side.

Brush with tare repeatedly while grilling.

Serve with extra tare for dipping.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

319

Protein

48.3g

Fat

5.5g

Carbs

11g

Fiber

0.2g

Sodium

1330mg

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