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Chicken Yakitori with Honey Sauce
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Chicken Yakitori with Honey Sauce

12 ingredients Serves 6. openrecipes
Chicken Yakitori with Honey Sauce

Japanese culinary tradition is filled with delicious grilled meats, fish, poultry and vegetable dishes. Chicken yakitori is Japanese grilling simplicity at its best. Small amounts of skewered thigh meat, cooked quickly over very hot coals, are served with a dipping sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

802
Calories
38g
Protein
31g
Fat
78g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Sake 1 oz (30ml) 39
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Iceberg Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup mirin or other rice wine
  • 1/4 cup sake
  • 3 Tbs. honey
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 Tbs. peeled and grated fresh ginger
  • 2 green onions, white and green portions, finely chopped
  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cored and shredded (optional)
  • 2 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • Salt, to taste
  • Sesame oil for skewers
  • Vegetable oil for grill

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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