It might not be how they do it in Japan, but in this house we like some char on our yakitori chicken.

by Ocean898

7 Comments

  1. LBTRS1911

    Having lived in Japan for three years and eaten a lot of Yakatori, I can say that looks fantastic. I too like some char on the chicken. Where do you find the Yakatori sauce? Hard to find it as good as it was in Japan.

  2. Far-Baseball1481

    Since when is it not charred in Japan?

  3. ldssggrdssgds

    It’s the only way…looks delicious!

  4. Srycomaine

    I agree with others on here: looks freakin’ awesome, and what do you use for yakitori sauce? 😋🤌

  5. Ocean898

    Sauce recipe: 1/2 cup soy sauce (I used kikkomans), 1/2 cup mirin, 1/4 cup sake, 1/4 cup water, 2 tsp brown sugar (I used dark). Add everything to a saucepan, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Continue to simmer until reduced by half and gets thick enough to coat a spoon – want it to cling to meat and not run off onto coals.
    Cut chicken thighs into about 1.25” pieces. Skewer chicken pieces (this time I added pieces of thick cut bacon in between, but note this will cause flareups). I grilled on American style hibachi for 6 minutes, turning every minute, then begin basting with sauce and cook an additional 4 minutes, turning and basting every 30 seconds.