Chicken Yakitori Donburi

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This yakitori donburi is a unique way to enjoy Japanese yakitori. No skewers, just succulent chicken thigh and crunchy vegetables coated in a delicious yakitori-style sauce and served over rice. Delicious!

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Yakitori Don

Yield

2 servings

Type

pan-fry

Time

25 minutes

Level

easy

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what you'll need:

» skin-on chicken thigh » cornstarch » zucchini » green onion » cooked rice » shredded nori » shichimi togarashi (optional)

for the sauce:

» soy sauce » mirin » sake » sugar » honey » grated garlic » chicken bouillon powder

Make the sauce

Mix soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, honey, grated garlic and chicken bouillon powder and mix until combined. Set aside for later.

1

Prepare chicken

Cut the chicken into bitesize pieces and place in a bowl with salt, pepper and cornstarch. Mix until evenly coated.

2

Fry the veg

Roughly cut the bell peppers and zucchini, and cut the green onion into 5cm pieces. Fry with oil over a medium heat until the green onions are lightly charred. 

3

Fry the chicken

Transfer the vegetables to a plate and add more oil to the pan. Place the chicken with the skin side down. Once browned, turn and seal on the other side.

4

Add sauce

Add the vegetables back to the pan and pour in the sauce from earlier. Stir occasionally and cook until the sauce is thick and glossy.

5

Thicken

Once the sauce has thickened and evenly coated the chicken and vegetables, remove the pan from the heat.

6

Assemble

Divide the cooked rice into portions and top with shredded nori.

7

Serve

Top with the yakitori-style chicken and vegetables and garnish with chopped green onion and shichimi togarashi. Enjoy!

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