Mike's Grilled Skewered Asian Chicken Yakitori Appetizers
Mike's Grilled Skewered Asian Chicken Yakitori Appetizers

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Great recipe for Mike's Grilled Skewered Asian Chicken Yakitori Appetizers. So simple, so juicy, so delicious! Yakitori literally means, "grilled chicken." But, also refers to any skewered foods in general.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mike's grilled skewered asian chicken yakitori appetizers using 22 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's Grilled Skewered Asian Chicken Yakitori Appetizers:
  1. Take ● For The Meats
  2. Get 3/4 Pound [or 12] 4" Long Thin Chicken Strips [left whole and threaded or cut bite-sized]
  3. Get ● For The Chicken Brine
  4. Take 1/3 Cup Salt
  5. Prepare 1/3 Cup Sugar
  6. Take 1 tbsp Granulated Garlic & Granulated Onion Powder
  7. Take 4 Cups Ice & Enough Water To Cover Chicken
  8. Prepare ● For The Marinade [or, "Tare Sauce."]
  9. Take 1/8 Cup Brown Or 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar
  10. Take 1/4 Cup Quality Sake Or Dry Sherry
  11. Get 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce [or, Tamari]
  12. Prepare 1/2 Cup Quality Mirin [a sweet rice wine]
  13. Take 3 Cloves Fresh Garlic [smashed & fine minced]
  14. Make ready 1 inch Slice Fresh Grated Ginger [smashed & fine minced + a dash of pickled ginger juice]
  15. Make ready 1/4 tsp White Pepper & Fresh Ground Black Pepper
  16. Get ● For The Sides, Utensils & Garnishments
  17. Take as needed Chinese Hot Mustard [definitely hit up that hot mustard!]
  18. Take as needed Asian Cucumbers
  19. Make ready as needed Fresh Cilantro
  20. Make ready as needed Pickled Ginger
  21. Take as needed Soy Sauce
  22. Get 5 inch Wooden Scewers [soaked in sake or water for 5 minutes]

Yakitori literally means, "grilled chicken." But, also refers to any skewered foods in general. Yakitori is also made with bite sized pieces of chicken meat, chicken skin, chicken offal - like chicken livers, cartilage or gizzards. Chicken Yakitori- Japanese Grilled Chicken are bite-sized boneless chicken pieces skewered on bamboo sticks and grilled or broiled till cooked thoroughly. "Yakitori" is a Japanese word which means 'grilled chicken'. Traditionally, this is served as an appetizer in Japanese cuisine.

Steps to make Mike's Grilled Skewered Asian Chicken Yakitori Appetizers:
  1. Create your brine. Place ice, water and all seasonings into sealed tupperware for 3 hours minimum.
  2. Soak your 5" wooden scewers in a quality Sake or, water for 5 minutes.
  3. In the meantime, in a small saucepan, bring your marinade, or Tare Sauce, to a simmer to dissolve your sugars and spices.
  4. Allow it to fully cool and place your chicken strips in it for 15 minutes to marinate refrigerated.
  5. Gather and chop your vegetables for garnish.
  6. Feed your chicken on to your pre-soaked scewers but definitely reserve your marinade.
  7. Grill scewers for 7 minutes, then, turn up the heat. You'll want a slight char on your chicken. Constantly baste your chicken with your marinade as they grill. Flip scewers as needed until fully cooked and charred. Don't over cook tho.
  8. Serve with Soy Sauce, Hot Mustard, Pickled Ginger and any leftover marinade mixed in your Soy Sauce.
  9. Yakitori with Soy, Marinade, Chinese Hot Mustard and Ginger Dipping Sauce.
  10. Garnish dish with fresh cilantro, chives, pickled ginger and / or Asian cucumbers. Serve with your marinade and hot mustard sauce. Also, with ice cold Asian beers like Sapporo. Or, even a quality Sake. Enjoy this very simple taste of Japan!

After grilling, the "tare" sauce which consists of soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar is brushed on the cooked meat. So simple, so juicy, so delicious! Yakitori literally means, "grilled chicken." But, also refers to any skewered foods in general. Yakitori is also made with bite sized pieces of chicken meat, chicken skin, chicken offal - like chicken livers, cartilage or gizzards. Chicken Yakitori Recipe is a Japanese chicken appetizer, with sweet and spicy notes.

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