Chicken and Leek Yakitori
- 1/3 cup sake
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 3 tablespoons yellow miso paste
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
- 2 pounds boneless chicken thighsskinned, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 small green bell pepper, cut into 3/4-inch squares
- 1 leek, white part only, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 3/4-inch pieces
- In a small saucepan, combine the sake, mirin, miso, soy sauce, sugar and ginger.
- Simmer the sauce over moderately low heat until it is thick and shiny, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, thread the chicken, bell pepper and leek onto twelve 8-inch wooden skewers, alternating the ingredients and beginning and ending with chicken.
- Set the skewers on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
- Preheat the broiler and set a rack 4 inches from the heat.
- Cover the exposed ends of the skewers with foil and brush the skewers on both sides with the sauce.
- Broil the skewers for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, basting when you turn them, until the chicken is cooked through and browned at the edges.
- Serve the chicken yakitori hot or at room temperature.
sake, mirin, yellow miso, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, chicken, green bell pepper, only
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-and-leek-yakitori (may not work)