Easy Yakitori (Japanese Grilled Chicken Skewers)
Make your own yakitori at home with this quick and easy recipe. Yakitori chicken doesn't need to be marinated - just skewer and throw on the grill. My yakitori sauce comes together quickly and works as the perfect glaze.
Equipment
- Grill
- Bamboo Skewers
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- 1 sweet onion
- 2 tbsp Mazola® Corn Oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup mirin
- 1/2 cup sake
- 1/4 cup sugar
Instructions
- Soak bamboo skewers in water while you prep the rest of your food (at least 15 minutes).
- Heat soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar in a pan over stovetop until sugar is dissolved and sauce is bubbling.
- Leave sauce to simmer 5-10 minutes until you get a thin glaze.
- Meanwhile, cut your chicken and onion into approximately 1.5 inch pieces.
- Thread your skewers, alternating chicken and onion pieces.
- Brush the chicken and onion with Mazola® Corn Oil.
- Grill for 10 minutes or until chicken is almost cooked through (5 minutes per side).
- Brush skewers with yakitori glaze and grill for another 3-5 minutes, until chicken is fully cooked.
Notes
- Yakitori sauce can be made ahead of time and saved in the fridge until ready.
- Simmering the sauce in a shallow pan instead of a pot will allow the glaze to reduce faster, saving time.