Yakitori is the Japanese equivalent of the American Hot Dog. These meat kebabs are sold by street vendors throughout Japan and usually served up with a nice cold beer after a long days work.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 3 boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 bunches green onions, washed, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup sake
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
Preparation:
Soak about 20 small bamboo skewers in water. Preheat grill. Combine soy sauce, sake, mirin, sugar and ginger in a saucepan and heat enough to melt the sugar. Thread chicken and onion pieces onto skewers, about three pieces of chicken each. Reserve 1/3 cup of sauce and pour the rest over the kebabs brushing to evenly coat. Place skewers on hot grill and grill for about 3 minutes per side or until done. Remove skewers from grill and serve with remaining sauce.
