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The Meat is Plump! Grilled Chicken (Yakitori) without Skewers - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make The Meat is Plump! Grilled Chicken (Yakitori) without Skewers.
Introducing a recipe of grilled chicken (yakitori) with negima-style (grilled chicken and Japanese leek), but without skewers. It's easy to make because you can skip to thread on skewers and just stir-fry it with the seasoning. If you place it on hot rice, you can enjoy it as a yakitori bowl. Please entangle an egg yolk to enjoy.
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Cook time

20 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Chicken thigh
    300 g
  • Japanese leek
    1
  • Starch
    1 tbsp
  • Sauce
  • Soy sauce
    3 tbsp
  • Noodle soup base (Mentsuyu, 2x concentrate [1 mentsuyu : 1 water])
    2 tbsp
  • Japanese sweet cooking wine (Mirin)
    2 tbsp
  • Water
    2 tbsp
  • Honey
    1 tbsp
  • Salad oil
    1 tbsp
  • Garnish
  • Egg yolk
    1
  • Seven flavor chili pepper
    as needed

How to make

  1. Prepare. Cut off the root and the green part of Japanese leek.
  2. 1. Mix the sauce ingredients together.
  3. 2. Cut Japanese leek into 2-inch pieces. Cut chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces.
  4. 3. Coat chicken thigh from Step 2 with starch, then add it to Step 1 and mix together.
  5. 4. Add cooking oil to a pan heated over medium heat, then add chicken thigh from Step 3 and Japanese leek from Step 2. Cover with a lid and cook.
  6. 5. When the chicken browns, remove the lid, flip it over, and cook over medium heat.
  7. 6. Stir in the remaining sauce from Step 3, heat over medium heat, and bring to a boil. When chicken thigh is cooked through and the sauce has thickened, remove from the heat.
  8. 7. Arrage on a plate, serve with garnish, and it's ready.

Tips for cooking

This recipe uses honey. Please be careful not to let children below the age of 1 (infants) consume them. You can substitute honey with sugar, but since the sweetness varies depending on the type, we recommend adjusting the taste to your liking. For senior citizens, children under the age of 2, pregnant women, and individuals with weakened immune systems, please avoid eating raw eggs. *Detailed instructions on raw eggs to be added.

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