Yakitori by Angela Seah Thulin

Waking up to a hot sun this morning we decided that we would BBQ for dinner. In Sweden most people do this at home on their porch or backyard, but I am Singaporean and in Singapore we always gather at BBQ pits at the seaside or at Chalets. We therefore decided to try this at a nearby park.

I also prepared the food Singapore-style which means sambal sotong, sambal prawns, chicken skewers, crabmeat sticks, marshmallow but "his" beef as well to keep everyone happy!

It is more common for Singaporeans to BBQ chicken wings, but I really love Yakitori and this is how I made them!

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Ingredients -
500 - 600g chicken boneless thigh meat
Small green and red paprika
scallions
bamboo skewers

Tare sauce
4 tbsp Japanese light soy sauce
4 tbsp water
2 tbsp sake
2 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 stalk of scallion cut into 3cm long

Steps (for grilling) -
1. Soak the skewers in water for at least an hour. 
2. In a small pot, bring the above teriyaki sauce with scallions to a boil in a high heat. Then switch to medium heat and cook for 6 minutes. Then another 2 minutes at medium-high heat. It will slightly thicken. Let it cool completely.
3. Rinse and pat dry the chicken thigh meat, put in a bowl then add 2/3 of the teriyaki sauce and marinate for at least 4 hours. Thread the chicken piece onto skewers alternating with paprika or scallion. 
4. Before hitting the grill, oil the chicken meat to avoid it sticking to the mesh. Grill the meat for a few minutes on each side, brush with the remaining teriyaki sauce and grill until it turns golden brown. 

Steps for using oven -
1. Soak the skewers in water for at least an hour or overnight the best.
2. In a small pot, bring the above teriyaki sauce with scallions to a boil in a high heat. Then switch to medium heat and cook for another 6 minutes.Then another 2 minutes at medium-high heat. It will slightly thicken.
3. Thread the chicken piece onto skewers alternating with paprika or scallion. 
4. In a grill pan brushed with oil/butter, grill the chicken until it turns golden brown.
5. Or In preheated oven 200 degree celsius, bake these for 4 minutes. Remove from oven, brush with teriyaki sauce and flip to the side and bake for another 4 minutes. Remove and brush teriyaki sauce to caramelize the sauce. Bake for another 3-4 minutes and done. About 15 minutes in all.

Notes - 
1. If you have broiler in your oven, First broil the chicken for 6 minutes, brush with teriyaki sauce on both sides and then continue to boil for another 3-4 minutes.