Chicken Yakitori:

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Chef :

Lubna’s Kitchen

Chicken Yakitori:

Chicken yakitori is an easy #Japanese_grilled recipe served on skewers. The meat is basted with a savory-sweet sauce as it cooks over a hot barbecue grill. A quick appetizer for a crowd or dinner served with a potatoes & your favourite vegetables

Ingredient

1 1/4 pounds

chicken thighs / breast cut into bite sized pieces

to taste

salt and pepper

1 Tbsp

vegetable oil

1 tsp

sesame seeds

1/4 cup

soy sauce

1/2 cup

water

1/4 cup

brown sugar

2 tsp

minced garlic & ginger

1 Tbsp

honey

1 tsp

toasted sesame oil

1 Tbsp

rice vinegar or Apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp

+ 1 tsp cornstarch

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

🌻For the sauce: Place the soy sauce, water, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, honey, sesame oil, sesame seed and rice vinegar / Apple cider vinegar in a small pot over medium high heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Turn up the heat to high and bring to a boil. Mix the cornstarch with 2 Tbsp of cold water until dissolved. Add the cornstarch mixture to the sauce and boil for 1-2 minutes or until sauce has thickened.

* Step 2

🌻For the chicken: Thread the chicken pieces onto skewers that have been soaked in cold water. Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste, then brush the vegetable oil over the skewers. Preheat an outdoor grill or grill pan to medium heat. Cook the chicken for 4 minutes per side. Brush the sauce over the chicken and cook for an additional 2 minutes per side.

* Step 3

Brush more sauce over the chicken, then cook for another minute per side. Brush a final layer of sauce over the chicken. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, then serve.