Grilled or Broiled Golden Chicken Dumplings

Name: Grilled or Broiled Golden Chicken Dumplings (Yakitori)
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 7 ounces skinned and boned chicken thighs; 7 ounces skinned and boned chicken breasts; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper; ½ naganegi long onion or 3 scallions, both green and white parts, minced; ½ naganegi long onion or 3 scallions, both green and white parts, minced; 1 teaspoon peeled, finely grated ginger; 1 egg white, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; Sansho pepper; Tare sauce

Yakitori

Preparation info

Yields
4
servings as an appetizer or 2 servings as a light main dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Kitchen

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2000

About

Chicken dumplings are a popular grilled item at yakitori restaurants. The dumplings are made from ground chicken, shaped into small balls, threaded on bamboo skewers, and then grilled. During the cooking, the meat is basted with sweet tare sauce. The preferred spice for the dumplings is sansho pepper, which provides a refreshing sharp, mintlike flavor to complement the sweet, juicy chicken.

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Asia
Japan
Main course
Starter

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