Easiest Chicken Yakitori Recipe at Home (No Grill Needed)

By Sudachi · 30 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Boil 3 tbsp mirin and 1½ tbsp sake in a saucepan over medium heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
2. Add 3 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp turbinado sugar, ½ tsp garlic paste and ½ tsp duck fat. Mix well, bring back to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring now and then. Remove from the heat.
3. Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces and the white part of the leeks into 2 cm pieces.
4. Thread the chicken and leek onto bamboo skewers, alternating so each has 3 pieces of chicken and 2 of leek.
5. Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tsp cooking oil, and sprinkle the skewers with 2 tbsp sake.
6. Once the pan is hot, fry the skewers for 2 minutes per side to lightly char them.
7. Lower the heat, cover the pan and steam-cook for 5 minutes until cooked through.
8. Uncover, reduce to medium-low, brush each skewer with the sauce and fry for 30 seconds to glaze. Turn and repeat until glazed all over.

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