Japanese Yakitori Grilled Chicken
Japanese Yakitori is a flavorful grilled chicken skewer dish, featuring tender chicken pieces glazed with a savory-sweet tare sauce, perfect for a delicious appetizer or main course.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grilled
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb boneless, skin-on chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 8 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 2 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces (optional for skewer)
- Vegetable oil for grilling
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, garlic, and ginger. Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 5-7 minutes until slightly thickened to make the tare sauce. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Thread chicken pieces onto bamboo skewers, alternating with green onion pieces if desired.
- Preheat grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Lightly oil the grill grates to prevent sticking.
- Place skewers on the grill and cook for 3-4 minutes on one side.
- Brush the chicken with tare sauce and flip. Grill another 3-4 minutes, brushing with more sauce until chicken is cooked through and slightly caramelized.
- Remove from grill and let rest for a minute. Serve warm, optionally garnished with additional green onions or sesame seeds.
Notes
For extra flavor, marinate chicken in half the tare sauce for 30 minutes before grilling. Serve with steamed rice or as a party appetizer.
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