This recipe is great addition for your summer BBQ. Shiso and plum give you refreshing tastes for sure!
Yakitori Skewers - Shiso Plum Flavored Chicken
Recipe by Chef Kaku (Wasan Brooklyn)
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Japanese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken Breast Tender
- 10 Shiso Leaves
Plum Sauce
- 2-3 Japanese Pickled Plum
- 2 Tbsp Mirin *1
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Preferably Koikuchi) *2
Instructions
- Take seeds out from Japanese picked plums, and mince them with knife.
- In a small bowl, mix Mirin, Soy Sauce, and minced Japanese pickled plum to make plum sauce.
- Cut the chicken breast tenders lengthwise into 4-5 inches slices, about 1 inch thick.
- Put chicken onto skewers, brush plum sauce thoroughly. Wrap the skewer with shiso leaf and cook on grill (low heat) for about 8 minutes.
Recipe Notes
*1 Mirin can be substituted with Sake and Sugar, 4:1 ratio
*2 Learn the difference between "koikuchi (dark)" and "usukuchi (light)" soy sauces.
