Chicken Yakitori
Course: Dinner, Main DishCuisine: JapaneseDifficulty: IntermediateServings
4
servingsPrep time
25
minutesCooking time
15
minutesInactive time
Total time
2
hours40
minutesIngredients
1/4 cup pureed daikon radish
1/3 cup mirin
1/3 cup sake
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
Few dashes hot sauce, such as Tabasco, plus more for serving
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons canola oil
4 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 teaspoons sugar
8 ounces rice noodles, cooked according to directions, shocked in cold water and drained well
8 ounces mizuna
Directions
- Special equipment: 6-inch wooden skewers, soaked in cold water for at least 1 hour
- Whisk together the radish puree, mirin, sake, oil, soy and hot sauce in a large bowl. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 and up to 8 hours.
- Preheat a charcoal grill or kamado-style ceramic charcoal cooker for direct grilling over high heat.
- Using 2 skewers for each chicken thigh, thread the edges of the meat onto the skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill until charred and cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board.
- Whisk together the oil, rice vinegar, soy, lime juice and sugar in a large bowl and season with pepper. Pour some over the mizuna, toss to coat and mound in a large shallow serving bowl. Toss the noodles with the remaining dressing and mound in the center of the mizuna.
- Cut the chicken thighs in half down the middle between the skewers to make kebabs. Arrange the skewers spoke-like around the mizuna, chicken toward the center, drizzle with additional hot sauce and serve.
