Yield: 6 skewers
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Ingredients
● 180 milliliters low sodium soy sauce
● 120 milliliters mirin
● 120 milliliters sake
● 60 grams brown sugar
● 3 garlic cloves, smashed
● 10 grams fresh ginger, thinly sliced (about 8 slices)
● 10 grams cornstarch
● 450 grams boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2 ½-centimeter cubes
● 3 stalks green onions
Items Needed
● 4 bamboo skewers or Cosori skewer accessories
● Strainer
Directions
1. Soak the bamboo skewers in water for 15 minutes. If using the Cosori accessories, please disregard.
2. Combine soy sauce, mirin, sake, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger in a saucepan over medium-high heat, then bring to a boil.
3. Reduce to a simmer for 8 minutes, or until liquid has reduced by a third.
4. Place 60 milliliters of sauce into a small bowl.
5. Add cornstarch to the bowl, then whisk together until smooth.
6. Pour the cornstarch mixture back into the saucepan and whisk until sauce has thickened slightly.
7. Place a strainer over a bowl.
8. Remove the sauce from heat and pour into the strainer to catch the garlic and ginger. Discard the garlic and ginger.
9. Pour half the sauce into a separate bowl. Use one bowl for brushing the chicken prior to cooking and reserve the remaining sauce for brushing the chicken after cooking.
10. Cut the chicken and green onions into pieces, about 2 ½-cm long.
11. Skewer the chicken and green onion alternately until all 6 skewers are filled evenly.
12. Place the crisper plate into the Cosori Smart Air Fryer.
13. Select the Preheat function, adjust temperature to 210°C, then press Start/Pause.
14. Place 3 skewers into the preheated air fryer. This recipe will be cooked in 2 batches.
15. Brush the tops liberally with sauce from the first bowl.
16. Select the Chicken preset, adjust the time to12 minutes, press Shake, then press Start/Pause.
17. Flip the yakitori and brush liberally with the sauce from the first bowl halfway through cooking. The Shake Reminder will let you know when.
18. Remove the yakitori when done and brush with sauce from the second bowl before serving.
