Yakitori Moriawase

Name: Yakitori Moriawase
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 500 g chicken thighs; 4 spring onions; 200 g ground chicken; 120 ml soy sauce; 120 ml mirin; 60 ml sake; 3 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp ginger

Charcoal-grilled chicken skewers with tare sauce — thigh, negima, and tsukune in one plate.

prep 30 min
cook 15 min
total 45 min
serves 4
intermediate
Japan

Ingredients

500 g chicken thighs
4 spring onions
200 g ground chicken
120 ml soy sauce
120 ml mirin
60 ml sake
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp ginger

Steps

Simmer soy, mirin, sake, and sugar 10 min to make thick tare.
Cut thigh into 3 cm pieces, thread with scallion whites.
Mix ground chicken with grated ginger and salt, shape into cylinders around skewers.
Grill over charcoal 8 min, turning, brushing with tare in the last 2 minutes.
Serve with extra tare and shichimi togarashi on the side.

≈ 420 kcal · 36 g protein · 18 g carbs · 22 g fat — per serving, estimate