Prep Time:30 min
Cook Time:15 min
Total Time:45 min
Yakitori is a Japanese skewered chicken cooked on a grill with either sweet soy sauce or just salt. You do not marinate the chicken before cooking. It's great for entertaining a big crowd, as it is a kind of finger food and it is easy to make. In this recipe, you will learn how to make the two most common yakitori: negima (chicken and shallots or scallions) and momo (plain chicken thigh) with sweet soy sauce. The recipe also includes different methods of grilling yakitori – on a yakitori griller or barbecue, or using the oven grill or broiler.
Serves:12 skewers
Calories:100kcal
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1. Tokyo Journal Editorial Inside this issue |
19. Casting Director Yoko Narahashi Hollywood & Japan film industries |
2. The Tange Legacy Architect Paul Tange on Kenzo & Olympics |
20. Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia Founder Tetsuya Bessho |
3. Kyoto Japan's cultural capital |
21. J-flicks in the USA U.S. releases of Japan-related films |
4. Osaka Japan's amazing “Water City” |
22. Film Director Rempei Tsukamoto Bento Harassment |
5. Hotels in Tokyo Reviews by Hollywood actors & a supermodel |
23. L.A. Dodgers' Peter O'Malley Ambassador of Japanese baseball |
6. Four Seasons of Japan Weather and what to wear |
24. The Auto World's Jim Press Toyota, Chrysler, Carlos Ghosn & int'l business |
7. Awa Sparkling Sake Is it champagne? No, it's sake with bubbles |
25. Rakuten Expands Online Magazine Service All-you-can-read magazines |
8. Chef Nobu Matsuhisa Broiled black cod with miso recipe |
26. The Warlord and the Wimp |
9. Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto Tuna pizza with anchovy aioli recipe |
27. MacArthur and Me Peter Grilli's encounter with the U.S. General |
10. Yakitori Yumiko's homecooking recipe |
28. Life after Hiroshima Mike Kawamura: A survivor's dream for peace |
11. Welcoming Foreigners Musician Marty Friedman's advice for tourists |
29. The Consequences of Nuclear Weapons Hiroshima Survivor Hideko Tamura Snider |
12. Study in Japan Japanese language schools & Japanese higher ed. |
30. Shadows (二ヵ国語) Hiroyuki Suzuki's photographic poetry |
13. Travel to Las Vegas Where to stay |
31. Being like a Rock in a Tea Garden (二ヵ国語) Zen wind from Tasaka Juku |
14. Rolling with Rola in L.A. Japanese celebrity & model in California |
32. Inclusion in Tokyo's Olympic Games Yoshie Kris oversees accessibility of Olympic ceremonies |
15. Japan House Los Angeles Showcasing Japanese culture in L.A. |
33. World's Greatest Athlete Olympic Decathlon Champion Bryan Clay |
16. EXILE J-pop supergroup |
34. Yoga Lifestyle Mudras – Hand seals for happiness |
17. Dancer & Actor Naoki Kobayashi From EXILE to Hollywood |
35. Product Reviews Staying at home in style |
18. Director Naomi Kawase rom Cannes to the Tokyo Olympics |
36. Four Decades of Rock in Japan Legendary rock photographer Bob Gruen's Japan pics |
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