Yakitori Recipe

Method6 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Soak ten 6-inch (15 cm) bamboo skewers in enough water to cover for 30 minutes. Choose ONE complete route: for sweet-soy chicken-and-onion skewers, follow steps 2–5 and stop after serving; for salt-only chicken skewers, skip steps 2–5 and follow step 6. Prepare the selected components while the skewers soak.

   Soak bamboo skewers · 30 minUses Water to cover ten bamboo skewers, as needed

2. 2

   Step 2: SWEET-SOY ROUTE ONLY: Mix all ½ cup soy sauce, ¼ cup sugar, ¼ cup sake and ¼ cup mirin in a small pot. Bring to a boil and boil for 8–10 minutes until slightly thickened, then set the sauce aside. Skip this sauce entirely for the salt-only route.

   Tare sauce reduction · 10 minUses 1/2 cup soy sauce · 1/4 cup sugar · 1/4 cup Sake · 1/4 cup Mirin

3. 3

   Step 3: SWEET-SOY ROUTE ONLY: Cut the 1 lb boneless chicken thigh meat into about 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes. Use EITHER the white portions of 2 long white onions OR 5–6 green onions, cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces. Thread chicken and the selected onion alternately onto the soaked skewers.

   Uses 1 lb chicken thighs · 2 long white onions OR the alternative 5–6 green onions, for sauce-route skewers · 5–6 green onions, alternative to the 2 long white onions in the sauce route

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   Step 4: SWEET-SOY ROUTE ONLY: Coat a heated frying pan very thinly with vegetable oil. Fry the prepared chicken-and-onion skewers over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes on the first side, turn and cook for another 5 minutes. Continue as needed until a thermometer in a thick chicken piece reads 74°C (165°F), and the onions are tender.

   Tare skewers FIRST SIDE · 5 minUses Raw chicken-and-selected-onion skewers · vegetable oil

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   Step 5: SWEET-SOY ROUTE ONLY: Immediately dip the fully cooked skewers into the prepared sweet-soy sauce to coat them, and serve. Use sauce as needed; its retained amount is not specified. Stop here and do not cook the salt-only route as an additional batch.

   Uses Fully cooked chicken-and-onion skewers · Prepared sauce used as needed for dipping cooked skewers; retained share unspecified

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   Step 6: SALT-ONLY ROUTE, INSTEAD OF STEPS 2–5: Cut the same 1 lb boneless chicken thigh meat into about 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes and thread just chicken onto the soaked skewers. Sprinkle with salt to taste. Coat a hot frying pan very thinly with vegetable oil and fry over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes on the first side, then turn and cook for another 5 minutes. Continue as needed until a thick chicken piece reaches 74°C (165°F). Serve without onions or sweet-soy sauce; this is the alternative complete route.

   Salt skewers FIRST SIDE · 5 minUses 1 lb chicken thighs · salt · vegetable oil