Yakitori
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Yakitori

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25m
Prépa
15m
Cuisson
4
Portions
Moyen
Difficulté

Brochettes de cuisse de poulet et oignon vert grillées et laquées d'une sauce tare au soja et mirin.

#japanese#izakaya#chicken#skewers#grilled#tare

Portions

4portions

Ingrédients

Nutrition

calories420
protein36g
carbs18g
fat21g
fiber1g

Par portion

Étapes

Make the tare sauce

Make the tare sauce

Simmer the soy sauce, mirin, sake and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until the liquid reduces by a third and turns slightly syrupy. Set aside to cool; this is your tare sauce.

  • 100 ml soy sauce
  • 100 ml mirin
  • 50 ml sake
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar

✅ C'est prêt quand : sauce has reduced by about a third and lightly coats a spoon

⏱10:00
Thread the skewers

Thread the skewers

Thread the chicken and spring onion onto the soaked skewers, alternating 3 pieces of chicken with 2 pieces of onion, pushing them close together.

  • 700 g chicken thighs
  • 6 spring onions
  • 12 bamboo skewers

✅ C'est prêt quand : all 12 skewers are packed tightly with no gaps

Grill

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Glaze

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Serve

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History & Culture

The Story Behind the Dish

📍 Tokyo📅 Edo period, popular since the Meiji era🍢 JP

Grilling chicken on skewers became popular in the late 19th century, when street stalls in Tokyo sold cheap skewers of chicken scraps and offal to workers. After the Second World War, yakitori stands spread across Japan, especially under railway arches.

Today yakitori is the heart of the izakaya, the Japanese pub, where friends share skewers of every part of the chicken with cold beer.

⭐ Why It's Famous

Smoky, sweet-savoury and perfect with a drink, yakitori is the taste of an evening out in Japan.

💡 Fun Fact

The most famous skewer is negima: chicken and leek (negi), like in this recipe. Purists order theirs 'shio' (just salt) instead of 'tare' to taste the chicken.

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Tokyo

35.68°N, 139.65°E