Yakitori is usually skewered like a kabob. Yakitori is a great appetizer which goes with beer and sake.
A common vegetable to grill with chicken is negi. Yakitori skewered with negi is called negima and is a popular kind of yakitori in Japan. Also, there are mainly two kinds of flavors: tare and shio. Tare indicates basting sauce, such as teriyaki sauce. Shio means salt in Japanese. This is a recipe to make tare-flavored yakitori.
Japanese Chicken Recipes
Japanese Chicken Recipes
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 medium negi
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp sake
- 3 tbsp mirin
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- *Bamboo skewers (soaked in water to prevent burning)
Preparation:
Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Cut negi into 1 inch lengths. Skewer the chicken and negi in alternating order. To make teriyaki sauce, mix sugar, sake, mirin, and soy sauce in a small bowl. Grill the skewered chicken over hot coals, basting with teriyaki sauce until the chicken is cooked.Makes 2 servings
