Chicken Yakitori With Honey Sauce
These delicious chicken skewers are marinated in a flavorful honey sauce and grilled to perfection. The honey sauce adds a slightly sweet and savory element to the dish, while the grill imparts a tantalizing smoky flavor. Serve these chicken skewers on a bed of crisp lettuce for a refreshing touch. This recipe is great for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a fun dish to serve at a gathering.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup mirin or other rice wine
- 1/4 cup sake
- 3 Tbs. honey
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 Tbs. peeled and grated fresh ginger
- 2 green onions, white and green portions, finely chopped
- 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cored and shredded (optional)
- 2 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Salt, to taste
- Sesame oil for skewers
- Vegetable oil for grill
Instructions
- Soak 24 bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes.
- To make the honey sauce, in a small saucepan over high heat, combine the soy sauce, mirin, sake, honey, garlic, ginger and green onions and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until slightly thickened and glossy, about 10 minutes. Strain into a bowl, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Mound the lettuce in the center of a serving platter; set aside.
- Rinse the chicken under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. Using a sharp knife, cut each thigh into 3 strips, each about 2 inches long and 1/2 inch thick. Thread 3 or 4 chicken pieces onto each soaked skewer without crowding. Lightly season the chicken with salt and brush lightly with sesame oil.
- Prepare a hot fire in a grill. Oil the grill grate with vegetable oil.
- Grill the skewers directly over high heat, turning once, until nicely grill-marked and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Arrange the skewers on top of the lettuce on the platter. Drizzle some of the honey sauce on top. Serve immediately and pass the remaining sauce alongside. Serves 6.
- Adapted from Williams-Sonoma <i>On the Grill,</i> by Willie Cooper (Oxmoor House, 2009).
Yield
Serves 6.
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