Japanese Yakitori Skewer Recipe

Learn how to make the much-loved Japanese kebab. Also check out the teriyaki sauce, cocktail sauce and goma-shio.

Ingredients

• 150 grams of chicken breast cut into 2 cm cubes.
• 250 grams of chicken liver, cut into 2 cm cubes (optional)
• 3 tablespoons of oil
• 1 teriyaki sauce recipe
• 1 teriyaki or goma-shio cocktail sauce recipe
• Chopped chives
• Bamboo skewers

Preparation Mode

1. In a frying pan, heat the oil and fry the chicken breast pieces, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
2. Remove and drain on paper towel.
3. Pour the teriyaki sauce into the skillet and add the chicken liver.
4. Let it fry, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
5. Remove from the pan and drain.
6. Arrange on skewers, the chicken interspersed with the chicken liver.
7. Place on a platter and serve with cocktail sauce or goma-shio.
8. Decorate to taste with chives.

Teriyaki Sauce Ingredients

• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 cups (tea) of tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon of Madeira wine

Preparation Mode

Bring all the ingredients to the boil and cook until the sauce is reduced by half.

Ingredients Teriyaki Cocktail Sauce

• ¼ cup horseradish

Preparation Mode

Add the prepared horseradish to the ready-made teriyaki sauce

Gum-shio Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds, toasted with salt.

Preparation Mode

Mix a spoonful of sesame seeds into the ready-made teriyaki sauce.

Mom Tips

On the grill, barbecue or even simply in the frying pan; yakitori is delicious!

Yakitori is a simple, versatile and quick dish to make.

If you prefer, you can use other parts of the chicken to make yakitori.

In Japanese cuisine, horseradish is called wasabi. There is powdered horseradish.

Ten skewers serve 6 people.