How to Prepare Yummy Yakotori Japanese Skewered Chicken

Yakotori Japanese Skewered Chicken.

you can cook Yakotori Japanese Skewered Chicken using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Yakotori Japanese Skewered Chicken

1. You need 1 pound of skinless and boneless chicken thigh, cut into 1 inch cubes.
2. It's 1/4 cup of dark soy sauce.
3. Prepare 1/4 cup of mirin.
4. You need 2 tbsp of rice wine.
5. It's 2 tbsp of brown sugar.
6. You need 2 tbsp of minced garlic.
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of freshly grated ginger.
8. You need 1/4 cup of scallions, for garnish.

Yakotori Japanese Skewered Chicken step by step

1. In a large bowl, mix dark soy sauce, mirin, rice wine, brown sugar, garlic and ginger. Save about 1/3 of the sauce in a small bowl and set aside for later..
2. Put the chicken thigh cubes in the bowl and mix. Marinate for about 1 hour..
3. Soak the bamboo skewers in water for at least 15 minutes..
4. Line the fryer basket with grill mat or a sheet of lightly greased aluminum foil..
5. Thread the skewers through the chicken pieces then put the skewers in the fryer basket. Spritz some oil over the skewers and air fry at 380F (190C) for 10-12 minutes, flip once in the middle, until surface is slightly caramelized and the meat is cooked through..
6. In the meantime, use a sauce pan to bring the previously set-aside sauce to boil. Stir constantly until the sauce thickens. Put the sauce in a small bowl to be used for dipping..