Chicken yakitori with cabbage and sesame salad

Recipes / Salads

Try our traditional chicken yakitori with cabbage salad for a wholesome meal that is simple and quick to prepare.

Recipe «Chicken yakitori with cabbage and sesame salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/4 cup sake, 1/4 cup dark soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 2 tbsp caster sugar, 2 tsp finely grated ginger , 8 chicken thigh fillets, cut into 2cm pieces, Ground white pepper, 1 bunch baby leeks or green onions, washed, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces , Steamed koshihikari rice , to serve, 1/2 baby wombok , finely shredded, 1 carrot, peeled, cut into matchsticks, 3 tsp toasted sesame seeds, 1 tsp sesame paste, 2 tsp rice wine vinegar, 2 tsp soy sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup sake 
  • 1/4 cup dark soy sauce 
  • 2 tbsp mirin 
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar 
  • 2 tsp finely grated ginger 
  • 8 chicken thigh fillets, cut into 2cm pieces 
  • Ground white pepper 
  • 1 bunch baby leeks or green onions, washed, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces 
  • Steamed koshihikari rice , to serve 
  • 1/2 baby wombok , finely shredded 
  • 1 carrot, peeled, cut into matchsticks 
  • 3 tsp toasted sesame seeds 
  • 1 tsp sesame paste 
  • 2 tsp rice wine vinegar 
  • 2 tsp soy sauce 

Instructions

  1. Combine sake, soy sauce, mirin, sugar and ginger in a medium saucepan; place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
  2. Combine the chicken and half the sake mixture in a bowl. Season with ground white pepper. Place in the fridge for 15 minutes to marinate.
  3. Meanwhile, to make the salad, combine the wombok, carrot and sesame seeds in a bowl. Combine the sesame paste, vinegar and soy sauce in a jug and drizzle over salad. Gently toss to combine.
  4. Thread the chicken pieces and leek alternately onto the skewers.
  5. Preheat a grill on high. Place chicken skewers on an oven tray. Cook under grill, turning occasionally, for 5-6 minutes or until brown all over and cooked through.
  6. Divide salad among serving plates. Serve with skewers, remaining sauce, and steamed rice, if desired.