Yakitori Chicken and Vegetable Skewers
Serves 4
Recipe makes 8 skewers
5 syns for entire recipe on Red or Extra Easy
approx 1.5 syns per person for 2 skewers
Ingredients
8 chicken thighs
1 red pepper,
1 green pepper
8 spring onions, sliced diagonally
1/2 cup of dark soy sauce
1/2 cup of light soy sauce
1 tablespoon of rice vinegar
1 tablespoon of mirin (2 syns)
1 tablespoon of sugar (3 syns)
8 wooden skewers
Method
In a bowl mix together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin and sugar.
Soak the wooden skewers in some water, to prevent them from burning
Slice the chicken and peppers into bite size pieces.
Skewer a mixture of the chicken and vegetables. (I did each skewer in this order, chicken, red pepper, spring onion, chicken, green pepper, spring onion, chicken, red pepper, spring onion and lastly another piece of chicken.
In a bowl mix together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin and sugar.
Add the chicken skewers to a dish lined with aluminum foil. Pour over the marinade.
Grill for approx 10 mins, basting with the sauce and turning frequently until the chicken is cooked through,. If you have not got a grill you can bake in the oven for approx 20 mins at 200c or 400f.
| Approx NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION | |
| Per 2 skewers | |
| Calories | 267.9 |
| Fat | 9.9g |
| Saturated Fat | 2.8g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2.3g |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.0g |
| Cholesterol | 86.0mg |
| Sodium | 1,601.7mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 27.8g |
| Dietary Fibre | 1.0g |
| Sugars | 12.6g |
| Protein | 24.7g |
Filed under: chicken, lunch, main course







