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Chicken Yakitori

Chicken Yakitori

Cuisine:Japanese

Course:Dinner

20m prep 10m cook 30m ready

4 servings Yakitori, or chicken cooked on skewers, is an excellent way to prepare quick-cooking chicken giblets. It is also a good approach for feeding the offal-averse: The familiar flavors of the teriyaki glaze help offset the trepidation many feel toward odd bits. Of course, you may avoid controversy altogether by substituting 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • 1
    • ⅔ cup sake
    • ⅔ cup mirin
    • ⅔ cup soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoons sugar
    Sub-recipe steps
    1. Combine in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved: ⅔ cup sake; ⅔ cup mirin; ⅔ cup soy sauce; 2 tablespoons sugar
    2. Use the hot mixture immediately as a light sauce or glaze, or chill to use as a marinade. For a glaze suitable for Chicken Yakitori, simmer over medium heat until the mixture has reduced by half.
  • 1 ½ pounds chicken hearts, duck hearts, chicken livers, or a combination
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 10 green onions, cut into 1 ½-inch pieces

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.

  • 1 Teriyaki Marinade
  • 1 ½ pounds chicken hearts, duck hearts, chicken livers, or a combination
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 10 green onions, cut into 1 ½-inch pieces

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Prepare and reduce to a thick glaze: Teriyaki Marinade

  2. Step 2.

    Rinse and pat dry: 1 ½ pounds chicken hearts, duck hearts, chicken livers, or a combination

  3. Step 3.

    Season with: 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper

  4. Step 4.

    Have ready: 10 green onions, cut into 1 ½-inch pieces

  5. Step 5.

    Prepare a hot grill fire. If using wooden skewers, fold two 12-inch lengths of foil lengthwise into 3 or 4 layers. Thread the meat onto the skewers, interspersing the meat with the green onion pieces (if the skewers are wooden, leave the same amount of bare skewer at the tops and bottoms of all the skewers). Position the folded foil strips parallel to each other on the grill so that the tips and ends of the skewers rest over the foil but the meat and green onions are exposed to the fire (this will keep the ends of the skewers from burning). Place the skewers on the grill and cook for 6 minutes, turning once. Transfer the skewers to a rimmed baking sheet, brush on both sides with the teriyaki glaze, and return to the grill for another minute, turning once. Serve with any extra glaze.

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