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Chicken Yakitori (Air Fryer or Oven)
This easy chicken yakitori recipe made with juicy chicken thighs marinated in an easy sweet and savory sauce are cooked to perfection in the air fryer (or the oven). The chicken is threaded onto skewers with green onions before cooking.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 45 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●saucepan
- ●oven
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Soak bamboo sticks in water for ⏱️ 30 minutes. After you start prepping the marinade and chicken, it will be around ⏱️ 30 minutes ◡̈
2
Grate ginger and garlic cloves and set aside.
ginger (grated)1 teaspoon
3
To make the marinade, add grated ginger, grated garlic, soy sauce, mirin, water, sugar, and sake in a saucepan. Heat marinade on saucepan on medium heat for ⏱️ 7-8 minutes until the sauce starts bubbling and thickens. Cool marinade for ⏱️ 10 minutes.
ginger (grated)1 teaspoon½ cup sauce** (see notes) (for brushing and dipping)¼ cup soy saucesauce (brush on after cooking)sake2 tablespoon
4
Cut chicken thigh in 1 inch pieces. Make sure the marinade has cooled down and add 1/2 cup of the marinade to the chicken. Marinate for ⏱️ 15-30 minutes.
chicken thigh (skin-on preferred) (cut in 1 inch pieces)2 pounds
5
Cut green onions in 3 inch pieces. Get your skewer and add a piece of chicken then add 1-2 green onions. Repeat until the chicken reaches the end of the stick.
6
Cut parchment paper or foil to fit your air fryer (see above for baking instructions). Cook skewers for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes on 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
7
After ⏱️ 5 minutes, brush sauce on top. Flip over and brush sauce on the other side (both sides sauced!). Cook for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes at 450 degrees Fahrenheit until slightly charred.
½ cup sauce** (see notes) (for brushing and dipping)¼ cup soy saucesauce (brush on after cooking)
8
To serve, brush some sauce at the top and garnish with sesame seeds.
½ cup sauce** (see notes) (for brushing and dipping)¼ cup soy saucesauce (brush on after cooking)
9
Oven Instructions
10
Place the chicken skewers on parchment paper or foil on a sheet pan. Cook at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes on one side. Add sauce, flip it over and cook on broil ⏱️ 2-3 minutes or until your desired char.
½ cup sauce** (see notes) (for brushing and dipping)¼ cup soy saucesauce (brush on after cooking)
Nutrition Facts
calories
452 kcal
fat Content
28 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
10 g
sodium Content
1337 mg
protein Content
30 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
167 mg
carbohydrate Content
16 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
18 g
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