Japanese Grilled Chicken Skewers (Yakitori)
Yakitori, Japanese grilled chicken skewers with a new twist! Try making them with shishito peppers for an added burst of flavor!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- 4 green onions
- 16 - 20 shishito peppers (about 6 oz) stems removed
- shichimi peppers optional
Yakitori Sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce, low sodium
- 1/2 cup Japanese sake
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- If you are using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for at least 10 minutes.
- Pre-heat the grill to medium-high heat.
- Combine the sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan. Bring the sauce to boil then reduce the heat to low. Simmer the sauce for about 20 minutes.
- Cut the green onions into 1.5 inch pieces, cut chicken into bites size pieces, and remove the stems from shishito peppers.
- Skewer the chicken on skewers, alternating with green onions or shishito peppers.
- Place all the skewered chicken on the grill. Using a brush, baste the skewers generously with the sauce. Then turn the skewers over to cook the side with the sauce. Then baste the other side with sauce. Grill for 8-10 minutes.
- Turn the skewers over. Baste the skewers lightly with any remaining sauce, as desired. Grill for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Sprinkle shichimi peppers and serve immediately.