Easy Chicken Yakitori
Chicken yakitori is an easy Japanese dish to make at home. Serve with white rice and sake for an easy but special meal!
Servings per recipe: 4
Calories per serving: 276
Preparation time: 10m
Total cooking time: 40m
Ingredients:
- 10 wooden skewers
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 scallions, sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup sake
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons mirin
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or to taste
Directions:
- 1 Soak 10 wooden skewers in cold water for 15 minutes.
- 2 Thread chicken pieces onto the soaked skewers, alternating with scallions.
- 3 Combine sake, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Reserve 1/2 of the sauce for dipping.
- 4 Heat a grill pan over high heat and lightly brush with vegetable oil. Add skewers and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, basting frequently with 1/2 of the sauce, 7 to 10 minutes per side.
Nutrion facts:
Total Fat | 9.2g | 14% |
Saturated Fat | 2.0g | |
Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
Sodium | 1871mg | 75% |
Potassium | 287mg | 8% |
Total Carbohydrates | 14.8g | 5% |
Dietary Fiber | 0.6g | 3% |
Protein | 21.7g | 43% |
Sugars | 12g | |
Vitamin A | 198IU | |
Vitamin C | 3mg | |
Calcium | 27mg | |
Iron | 2mg | |
Thiamin | 0mg | |
Niacin | 10mg | |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
Magnesium | 35mg | |
Folate | 20mcg |