Tokyo Salt Yakitori - Shio Style
The clean alternative to tare yakitori — chicken grilled over high heat with nothing but salt, lemon and perfect timing.
⏱️ Prep: 15 min🍳 Cook: 6 min
Ingredients
| 1.5 lb (680g) | boneless chicken thighs or breast, cut into 1-inch pieces | |
| 1.5 tsp | 7.5 ml | fine sea salt |
| 2 tsp | 10 ml | sesame oil |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | sake |
| — | lemon and sudachi or lime (to serve) | |
| — | bamboo skewers, soaked 30 minutes |
Instructions
- Toss the chicken pieces with sesame oil and sake. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- Thread onto skewers, 3-4 pieces each.
- Grill over very high heat for 2-3 minutes per side until cooked through and lightly charred.
- Immediately after removing from heat, season generously with salt.
- Serve with lemon or sudachi wedges to squeeze over.