Yakitori Chicken 焼き鳥
Classic Yakitori chicken recipe with Scallions and Yakitori Tare(Sauce) including step by step photos, a video and tips to make it successfully at home.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 kg chicken thigh
- 1-2 green shallots
- 12 skewers
- 1/2 cup Teriyaki sauce (*2)
Instructions
- 1
Soak 12 skewers in water for 20 minutes so that the skewers don't get burnt when they are grilled.
- 2
Heat teriyaki sauce in a small saucepan medium-high heat. Bring to simmer and reduce to thicken the sauce. Set aside.
- 3
Cut the chicken into about 2 cm (0.8 inch)
- 4
Cut the white end part of the shallots into about 2 cm (0.8 inch) long pieces.
- 5
Put 2 chicken pieces on to a skewer then 1 shallot alternately and repeat same for all 12 skewers.
- 6
Preheat the BBQ grill and coat with olive oil. *1
- 7
Place the yakitori chicken skewers on the grill side to cook the chicken till browned.
- 8
Turn the skewers over and cook till other side browned or chicken meat change whitish colour.
- 9
Brush the Teriyaki sauce over the chicken skewers. When one side is coated, turn the skewers over and Brush Yakitori sauce over the side.
- 10
Repeat the above process one more time then turn the heat off.
- 11
Serve the yakitori skewers on rice or serve with green salad.