Izakaya Style Yakitori
A classic Japanese bar snack- ‘Izakaya’ style grilled chicken skewers with spring onion and a yuzu mayonnaise
Ingredients
Chicken Skewer
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Chicken thigh 1 kg
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Mirin (rice wine) 200 ml
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Sake 100 ml
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Soya sauce, standard 200 ml
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Water 100 ml
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Brown Sugar 20 g
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Spring onion
Sauce
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Yuzu juice or lemon juice
To serve
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Black and white sesame seeds
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Spring onion
Preparation
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Chicken Skewer
- Mix the mirin, sake, soy sauce, water and brown sugar and bring to a boil, reduce by half and let it cool down. Cut the chicken into small equal pieces and add into the liquid. Let it marinate for 3 hours.
- Put the skewer together by starting with chicken, piece of spring onion, chicken, spring onion and finish with chicken.
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Sauce
- Mix Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise with yuzu juice and skin to taste
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To serve
- Grill the chicken skewers and finish with spring onion, and some roasted white and black sesame seeds. Serve with the yuzu mayonnaise.
