Serve 4
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes

One of the most popular dishes of Japanese food is grilled skewered chicken or yakitori. It is served best on a daily meals at dinner time or it’s so great having it on barbeque party.

INGREDIENTS:
1 tbsp sugar
60 ml mirin
125 ml soy sauce
125 ml sake
500 g chicken fillet
200 g chicken liver (optional)
4 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed
2 bell pepper, cut in 3 cm squares
1 leek, cut into 2 ½ cm pieces
16-20 bamboo skewers , 20 cm long
Seven-spice chili powder
Lemon wedges for garnish

HOW TO MAKE:
1. To prepare sauce, combine sugar, mirin, soy sauce, and sake in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for about 15 minutes, reducing the sauce to 1 cup.
2. Dice the chicken fillet and liver (optional), then thread onto skewers, alternating with pieces of leek and bell pepper. If bamboo skewers are used, soak in water at least 10 minutes before use.
3. Heat the broiler. Baste the ingredients with the sauce.
4. Broil the skeweres for about 2-3 minutes, turning three or four times and basting each time, until the chicken and livers (optional) are just cooked. Do not overcook.
5. Remove from the heat. Sprinkle the skewers with seven-spice chili powder and serve with lemon wedges.