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Pan-grilled Chicken Skewers (Yakitori) - with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Pan-grilled Chicken Skewers (Yakitori) - with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce.
Like a Japanese bar, izakaya! You can easily enjoy the standard menu of grilled chicken skewers (yakitori) bar at home. Not only that, but also if you don't have a grill, you can make this recipe in a pan, so it's very easy. The house quickly changed to an izakaya!

Cook time

20 minutes

Ingredients
5 pieces

  • Chicken thigh
    250 g
  • Japanese leek
    1
  • (A)Soy sauce
    2 tbsp
  • (A)Cooking sake
    2 tbsp
  • (A)Japanese sweet cooking wine (Mirin)
    2 tbsp
  • (A)Sugar
    1 tbsp
  • Salad oil
    2 tsp

How to make

  1. Prepare. Cut off the root and the green part of Japanese leek.
  2. 1. Cut Japanese leek into 1-inch pieces and make 10 pieces in total.
  3. 2. Cut chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces and make 15 pieces in total.
  4. 3. Place 2 pieces of Step 1 and 3 pieces of Step 2 on a skewer alternately. Make 4 pieces in the same way.
  5. 4. Heat pan over medium heat, pour cooking oil and cook Step 3.
  6. 5. Flip over and cook, and when both sides are browned, turn off the heat and take out.
  7. 6. Put (A) into the same pan and lower the heat to medium, and when it has reduced and thickened, add Step 5 back in and coat well. When chicken thigh is cooked through, remove from the heat.
  8. 7. Transfer to a plate and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

In Step 6, keep an eye on the pan and move the pan while coating the sauce to prevent burning. *You must be of legal drinking age