Recipe: Delicious Yakitori (chicken on skewer)

Yakitori (chicken on skewer). You probably knew what "Yaki" means if you read my previous post "Understanding Japanese food terms". Yaki is Grilled or fried and Tori means bird. Though in cooking terms, Tori usually refers to chicken.

This chicken yakitori will add some Asian-inspired flair to your weekday dinner plans. To make this recipe fast and flavorful, the technique for the sauce and This Japanese-style chicken is a family favorite because layers of sweet and savory flavors are generously added to each skewer as it cooks. Yakitori is a Japanese skewered chicken, cooked on a griller with either sweet soy sauce or just salt. You can have Yakitori (chicken on skewer) using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Yakitori (chicken on skewer)

Prepare of boneless chicken thigh.
Prepare of each soy sauce, sugar, mirin and sake.
You need of Japanese negi (green onion) or leek.

Great for entertaining a big crowd as it is a kind of finger food. It is so tasty and easy to eat that you will not realise how many skewers you eat! Yakitori (焼き鳥) is probably one of the most popular dishes. Thread chicken on skewers, alternatively with the scallions.

Yakitori (chicken on skewer) step by step

Cut chicken into a bite size. Marinate in soy sauce, sugar, mirin and sake (mixed well) for over 1 hour. (preferably over night).
Cut negi in a bite size..
Cook marinated chicken and raw negi in a medium pan. Start with medium heat and lower heat until chicken is thoroughly cooked. (Negi is ready when chicken is cooked.).
Skewer cooked chicken and negi alternately..
If you like tare (sauce) to eat with, you can save marinated juice and heat in a small pan until thickened. Spread over skewered chicken and negi or sauce can be served as a dip..
For someone who likes it hot, Shichimi (Japanese seven-flavor chili pepper) is commonly used. Sprinkle over when you eat..

Japanese-style grilled chicken is as foolproof as it is delicious. [Photographs: J. For my money, the easiest and most forgiving yakitori staple is negima: juicy chicken thigh alternately threaded onto a skewer with sections of scallion. Yakitori (Japanese: 焼き鳥) is a Japanese type of skewered chicken. Yakitori is a Japanese dish of bite-sized pieces of chicken that are skewered and roasted over a grill, typically a charcoal grill. Yakitori is commonly eaten as a snack with drinks, or as a whole meal, and is very popular in Japan given the rich and diverse flavor of the meat, and the casual dining style.