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.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken thigh
• 1-2 green shallots
• 12 skewers
• 1/2 cup Teriyaki sauce (*2)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Soak 12 skewers in water for 20 minutes so that the skewers don't get burnt when they are grilled.
2. 2Heat teriyaki sauce in a small saucepan medium-high heat. Bring to simmer and reduce to thicken the sauce. Set aside.
3. 3Cut the chicken into about 2 cm (0.8 inch)
4. 4Cut the white end part of the shallots into about 2 cm (0.8 inch) long pieces.
5. 5Put 2 chicken pieces on to a skewer then 1 shallot alternately and repeat same for all 12 skewers.
6. 6Preheat the BBQ grill and coat with olive oil. *1
7. 7Place the yakitori chicken skewers on the grill side to cook the chicken till browned.
8. 8Turn the skewers over and cook till other side browned or chicken meat change whitish colour.
9. 9Brush the Teriyaki sauce over the chicken skewers. When one side is coated, turn the skewers over and Brush Yakitori sauce over the side.
10. 10Repeat the above process one more time then turn the heat off.
11. 11Serve the yakitori skewers on rice or serve with green salad.