Yakitori - Skewered grilled chicken (Japanese recipe)
 

Yakitori is grilled chicken speared on sticks. All different parts of
the chicken, thighs, skin, liver, etc. can be used for yakitori. The
following recipe shows one of the most popular kind which is prepared
with chicken thighs and leek.

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Ingredients:

Chicken thighs: without bone and skin
Japanese leek (negi*), leek, or green onion
Soya sauce
Mirin* or sake* (Japanese rice wine)
Sugar
Honey or maple syrup
Small wooden spears

* This ingredient may not be available in Western supermarkets, but
you should be able to find it in Japanese grocery stores that exist in
most large European and American cities.

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Preparation:

Mix together 4 tablespoons of soya sauce, 3 tablespoons of sugar, a
little bit of honey or maple syrup, a little bit of mirin and water,
and heat it up until it's homogenous.

Cut the chicken thighs into about 3x2x2cm large pieces.

Put the chicken pieces into the already prepared sauce, and let it
stand for a while.

Cut the leek or green onions in about 3 cm long pieces.
Spear three or four pieces of chicken and some leek on each wooden
stick.

Grill them, or use the oven at 200 degrees celsius. (You may want to
wrap the wooden sticks with aluminium foil; otherwise, they may burn
off.)

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General information:

Yakitori is popular among salarymen when they go out together after
work. It is especially delicious with some hot sake.

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The following recipe book is my favorite
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...0113992/2media

On 24 Nov 2004 18:56:21 -0800, (Osaka Tan) wrote:

>Yakitori is grilled chicken speared on sticks. All different parts of
>the chicken, thighs, skin, liver, etc. can be used for yakitori. The
>following recipe shows one of the most popular kind which is prepared
>with chicken thighs and leek.
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Ingredients:
>
>Chicken thighs: without bone and skin
>Japanese leek (negi*), leek, or green onion
>Soya sauce
>Mirin* or sake* (Japanese rice wine)
>Sugar
>Honey or maple syrup
>Small wooden spears
>
>* This ingredient may not be available in Western supermarkets, but
>you should be able to find it in Japanese grocery stores that exist in
>most large European and American cities.
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Preparation:
>
>Mix together 4 tablespoons of soya sauce, 3 tablespoons of sugar, a
>little bit of honey or maple syrup, a little bit of mirin and water,
>and heat it up until it's homogenous.
>
>Cut the chicken thighs into about 3x2x2cm large pieces.
>
>Put the chicken pieces into the already prepared sauce, and let it
>stand for a while.
>
>Cut the leek or green onions in about 3 cm long pieces.
>Spear three or four pieces of chicken and some leek on each wooden
>stick.
>
>Grill them, or use the oven at 200 degrees celsius. (You may want to
>wrap the wooden sticks with aluminium foil; otherwise, they may burn
>off.)
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>General information:
>
>Yakitori is popular among salarymen when they go out together after
>work. It is especially delicious with some hot sake.
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>The following recipe book is my favorite
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...0113992/2media

Soak your wood skewers in water for about 40 minutes and they won't
burn away. When I was stationed in Okinawa, the local food stand owner
was always happy when my platoon came back fromtraining. We did some
hefty damage to the Yakitori and Yakisoba supply. You have to watch
yourself though, it's like eating potatoe chips in you can't just eat
one.
Regards DarkSkies

"Osaka Tan" > wrote in message
om...
> Yakitori is grilled chicken speared on sticks. All different parts of
> the chicken, thighs, skin, liver, etc. can be used for yakitori. The
> following recipe shows one of the most popular kind which is prepared
> with chicken thighs and leek.
>

(recipe snipped)

Another variation of this is to use sugar cane stalks as your skewer and
grill it. The smell of the roasting sugar is just to die for! :~)

kili

"Osaka Tan" > wrote in message
om...
> Yakitori is grilled chicken speared on sticks. All different parts of
> the chicken, thighs, skin, liver, etc. can be used for yakitori. The
> following recipe shows one of the most popular kind which is prepared
> with chicken thighs and leek.
>

(recipe snipped)

Another variation of this is to use sugar cane stalks as your skewer and
grill it. The smell of the roasting sugar is just to die for! :~)

kili