Recipes Chicken Thigh Yakitori 5.0 (3,412) 1 Review At Hong Kong's Yardbird, the cooks don't just cut up chicken thighs to skewer for yakitori: They separate the meat into several different muscles and grill each individually. "This allows each piece to be cooked at the same speed," says co-owner Lindsay Jang. Slideshow: Chicken Thigh Recipes By Food & Wine Editors Updated on January 25, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Andrea Fazzari Total Time: 30 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 1/3 cup mild tare sauce (see Note) 3 tablespoons tamari 1 1/2 tablespoons prepared wasabi paste 4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 5 ounces each) 3 scallions, white and tender green parts only, cut into 1-inch lengths Extra-virgin olive oil Salt Directions In a small bowl, whisk the tare sauce with the tamari and wasabi. Trim the chicken thighs of visible fat and cut into 1-inch pieces. Thread 2 pieces of chicken onto a skewer, followed by 1 piece of scallion and 2 more pieces of chicken. Repeat to skewer the remaining chicken and scallions. You should have 8 skewers. Light a grill or preheat a grill pan. Brush the yakitori with olive oil and season with salt. Grill over high heat, turning once, until lightly browned and nearly cooked through, about 5 minutes. Brush the yakitori generously with the tare glaze and grill, turning and brushing, until mahogany-colored, about 2 minutes longer. Serve right away. Make Ahead The tare glaze can be refrigerated for up to 1 week. Notes Tare is a Japanese dipping sauce made primarily from soy sauce. It is available on amazon.com. Suggested Pairing Light-bodied Valpolicella from Italy's Veneto region tends to have fresh red-cherry flavor, making it a nice match for the lightly sweet glaze here. Rate it Print