Yakitori skewers with seasonal salad
Reviewed by our expert panelServes: 8
Time to make: 35 mins , excludes making salad
Total cost: $22.08 / $2.76 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 24 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 20 minutes
- Sauce
- 2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- chilli flakes, optional
- 200g chicken mince
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water and chopped
- 2 teaspoons reduced-salt soy sauce
- 1 spring onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- pinch of salt, to season
- white pepper, to season
- 2 corn cobs, boiled and each cut widthways into 4 pieces
- 1 tablespoon reduced-fat spread
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 200g chicken thigh meat, cut in 2-3cm lengths
- 4 spring onions, white part only, cut in 2-3cm lengths
- white pepper, to season
- pinch of sea salt flakes, to season
Instructions
Soy chicken skewers
1 Preheat chargrill pan or barbecue to high. Mix together sauce ingredients and set aside.
2 Mix together chicken mince, garlic, mushrooms, soy sauce, spring onion, flour, salt and white pepper. Divide mixture into 8 portions and shape each one around a skewer.
3 Lay foil on top of a chargrill or barbecue and leave mince skewers on top to cook for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Turn skewers occasionally and brush with sauce while cooking.
Corn skewers
1 Preheat chargrill pan or barbecue to high. Thread corn onto 8 skewers and chargrill or barbecue for a couple of minutes until lightly charred.
2 Butter with spread and brush with soy sauce. Cook for 1 more minute before serving.
Chicken thigh and spring onion skewers
1 Preheat chargrill pan or barbecue to high. Thread alternating chicken and spring onion onto 8 skewers (2 pieces of chicken and 2 pieces of spring onion per skewer).
2 Chargrill or barbecue for couple of minutes or until cooked through, turning occasionally. Season with white pepper and sea salt flakes.
To serve
1 Serve 3 skewers (1 of each) per person, with a serving of seasonal salad (you'll need to make double the quantity).
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check soy sauce is gluten free and use gluten-free flour. Check mayonnaise, soy sauce and dashi in salad are gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 333cal
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Kilojoules 1390kJ
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Protein 19g
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Total fat 17g
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–Saturated fat 2g
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Carbohydrates 20g
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–Sugars 13g
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Dietary fibre 9g
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Sodium 690mg
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Calcium 140mg
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Iron 2.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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