Yakitori Recipe
I am sharing this recipe of Yakitori which is near and dear to my heart. It is a great Appetizer. Try your hand at this Japanese recipe of Yakitori, which makes you keep asking for more. Please try this Yakitori recipe and let me know how it worked out for you.
Ingredients
Chicken Balls
Yakitori Glaze
2 frying chickens with giblets (3 to 4 lbs. each), cut up
Extra giblets (optional)
5 to 7 green onions (white part only), cut in 1-inch lengths
1/2 red or green bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/4 by 1-inch strips
6 to 12 large shiitake or regular mushrooms
1 can (about 6 oz.) ginkgo nuts, drained
Soy sauce, salt, and black pepper
Directions
Soak about 10 dozen 8 or 9-inch bamboo skewers in hot water to cover for 30 minutes.
Prepare Chicken Balls and Yakitori Glaze; set aside.
Rinse chicken and all giblets and pat dry.
Pull off chicken skin and cut it into 1 by 3-inch strips.
Thread each piece of skin lengthwise onto a skewer.
Bone breasts, thighs, and drumsticks.
Cut meat into 3/4 to 1-inch cubes (cut thin pieces slightly larger and fold to this size).
Thread breast meat on skewers alternately with onion, using 3 pieces of meat and 3 onion pieces per skewer.
Thread dark (thigh or drumstick) meat on skewers alternately with bell pepper, using 3 pieces of meat and 3 pepper strips per skewer.
Cut wings apart at joints.
Skewer each section separately, running skewer alongside bone.
Cut livers and gizzards apart where a natural separation occurs.
Thread livers, gizzards, and hearts on skewers, using 2 or 3 pieces per skewer.
Thread mushrooms and ginkgo nuts on separate skewers, using 1 mushroom and 4 or 5 nuts per skewer.
Arrange all skewers on a large tray.
To cook, pour Yakitori Glaze into a narrow glass or jar.
Dip skewered foods into glaze; lift out and drain briefly, then place on a lightly greased hibachi (or other small barbecue) grill 2 to 4 inches above a solid bed of hot coals.
Cook foods, turning frequently, until skin is crisp and brown; breast meat, dark meat, and chicken balls are no longer pink in center (cut to test); giblets are firm but still moist in center (cut to test); and mushrooms and ginkgos are hot and well glazed.
Cooking times range from 5 to 12 minutes.
After grilling, remove from skewers and season foods to taste with soy, salt, and black pepper.
Prepare Chicken Balls and Yakitori Glaze; set aside.
Rinse chicken and all giblets and pat dry.
Pull off chicken skin and cut it into 1 by 3-inch strips.
Thread each piece of skin lengthwise onto a skewer.
Bone breasts, thighs, and drumsticks.
Cut meat into 3/4 to 1-inch cubes (cut thin pieces slightly larger and fold to this size).
Thread breast meat on skewers alternately with onion, using 3 pieces of meat and 3 onion pieces per skewer.
Thread dark (thigh or drumstick) meat on skewers alternately with bell pepper, using 3 pieces of meat and 3 pepper strips per skewer.
Cut wings apart at joints.
Skewer each section separately, running skewer alongside bone.
Cut livers and gizzards apart where a natural separation occurs.
Thread livers, gizzards, and hearts on skewers, using 2 or 3 pieces per skewer.
Thread mushrooms and ginkgo nuts on separate skewers, using 1 mushroom and 4 or 5 nuts per skewer.
Arrange all skewers on a large tray.
To cook, pour Yakitori Glaze into a narrow glass or jar.
Dip skewered foods into glaze; lift out and drain briefly, then place on a lightly greased hibachi (or other small barbecue) grill 2 to 4 inches above a solid bed of hot coals.
Cook foods, turning frequently, until skin is crisp and brown; breast meat, dark meat, and chicken balls are no longer pink in center (cut to test); giblets are firm but still moist in center (cut to test); and mushrooms and ginkgos are hot and well glazed.
Cooking times range from 5 to 12 minutes.
After grilling, remove from skewers and season foods to taste with soy, salt, and black pepper.
