YAKITORI (Barbecued Chicken On
Skewers)
 
1 sm. chicken, meat removed from bones & cut in bite-sized pieces
6 green onions, cut in 2" pieces
2 green peppers, cut in pieces

SAUCE FOR YAKITORI:

Bring to a boil: 1/2 c. mirin (sweet rice cooking wine) or saki or sherry 2 tbsp. sugar

Mix: 1 tbsp. cornstarch

Add cornstarch mixture slowly to boiling sauce, stirring and continue about 1 minute until the cornstarch cooks and sauce is slightly thickened. Cool.

Marinate chicken pieces about 1 hour in sauce. Soak bamboo skewers in water. Skewer chicken and vegetables on skewers. Broil, either in oven or over charcoal, basting with sauce. Don't scorch sauce or it will become bitter.

Place on large platter to use as main course. Pour remaining sauce over skewers and serve with side dish of rice. Pieces can be cut smaller and small skewers used to serve as an appetizer. (Kallah Weekend - Japanese Dinner.)

recipe reviews
Yakitori (Barbecued Chicken on Skewers)
   #172674
 Sam Campbell (United States) says:
I use two skewers on each skewer. This prevents chicken from turning when you go to the other side. Also, I skewer vegetables separate from chicken. And I sort vegetables by cooking time. In example, tomatoes cook much faster than potatoes, unless the potatoes are precooked. Still, by sorting them, I can cook each till done without over cooking the others. Put some of each on the serving plates.

 

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