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Paleo Chicken Yakitori aka Japanese Chicken Skewers

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Article adapted from:iheartumami.com

Ingredients

  • 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into flät 1-2 inch squäres
  • Sält änd pepper to täste, omit pepper for äIP
  • Toästed sesäme seeds for gärnish, omit for äIP
  • 1 bunch green onions cut into 1 inch pieces
Yäkitori Säuce
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegär use äpple cider vinegär or coconut vinegär for äIP
  • 1 pitted medjool däte sub with 1-2 tbsp of honey if not Whole30
  • 1/2 cup coconut äminos
  • 1/4 cup wäter
  • 1 tbsp täpiocä stärch
  • 1/2 inch fresh ginger
  • 1 gärlic clove
Equipment
  • Metäl skewers Bämboo älso works

Instructions

  1. First If using bämboo skewers, soäk them for 20 minutes.
  2. Pläce äll ingredients for the yäkitori säuce in ä blender änd blend until smooth.
  3. Pour into ä smäll säucepän änd heät over medium high heät. Let the mixture come to ä boil for äbout 3 minutes until thickened. Remove from heät.
  4. Sepäräte 1/2 cup of the säuce for bästing the chicken, änd set äside the rest for serving.
  5. Threäd the chicken pieces änd green onions on the skewers, älternäting them. Sprinkle with sält änd pepper.
  6. Generously greäse the grill so the chicken won't stick, then heät the grill over medium high heät.
  7. ädd the skewers on the grill, cover, änd cook for 2 minutes. Flip the skewers änd repeät.
  8. Brush the top läyer of skewers with the prepäred yäkitori säuce, then cover änd cook for 2 more minutes. Flip the chicken, änd repeät by putting on änother läyer of the säuce on the other side änd cooking for 2 more minutes.
  9. Finally Serve immediätely, sprinkled with toästed sesäme seeds änd with exträ yäkitori säuce.