Grilled Yakitori Chicken skewers

Name: Grilled Yakitori Chicken skewers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sugar; ¼ cup (60 ml) mirin; ½ cup (125 ml) soy sauce; ½ cup (125 ml) saké; 1 lb (500 g) boneless chicken; 7 oz (200 g) chicken livers; 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded; 1 leek, cut into pieces; 2 green bell peppers, cut into squares; 16 to 20 skewers, 8 in (20 cm) long; Seven-spice chili mix; Lemon wedges, to garnish

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Japanese Homestyle Cooking

By Susie Donald

Published 2024

About

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sugar
¼ cup (60 ml) mirin

Asia
Japan
Main course

Method

To prepare the sauce, combine the sugar, mirin, soy sauce and saké in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, reducing the sauce to 1 cup.
Cut the chicken and liver into cubes, then thread them through the skewers, alternating with pieces of the mushroom, leek and bell pepper. If bamboo skewers are used, soak the