Chicken-Meatball Yakitori

Name: Chicken-Meatball Yakitori
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Japanese, Asian
Ingredients: 454 grams coarsely ground chicken; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Finely grated zest of yuzu or lemon; 59 milliliters mirin; 59 milliliters raw sugar; 59 milliliters sake; 1 medium shallot, minced; 59 milliliters soy sauce; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

The recipe Chicken-Meatball Yakitori is ready in approximately 30 minutes and is definitely a super gluten free and dairy free option for lovers of Japanese food. This recipe serves 30. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 40 calories. If you have sugar, kosher salt, shallot, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a saucepan, combine the sake, soy sauce, sugar and 1/4 cup of the mirin; boil until reduced to 3/4 cup, 3 minutes.

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Let cool.

Preheat the oven to 37

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In a bowl, combine the chicken, salt, shallot, zest and the remaining 2 tablespoons of mirin. Lightly coat a rimmed baking sheet with 1 teaspoon of the oil. Form the chicken mixture into 24 meatballs.

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Brush the meatballs with the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil and arrange them on the baking sheet.

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Bake for about 6 minutes, until the meatballs are barely cooked through.

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Light a grill. Thread the meatballs onto 8 bamboo skewers and grill over moderately high heat, turning, until lightly charred, about 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and brush the meatballs with the sauce. Grill, turning and brushing, until glazed, 30 seconds longer.

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