Chicken-Meatball Yakitori (grilled fowl)

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This may require a visit to an Oriental/Japanese grocery store for some of the ingredients.

Nine ingredients make this a simple and delicious recipe, which I am sure your friends and family will certainly enjoy.

Ingredients:

1. 1 pound coarsely ground chicken
2. 1/4 cup sake
3. 1/4 cup soy sauce
4. 1/4 cup raw sugar
5. 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons mirin(low alcohol sweet rice wine)
6. 2 teaspoons kosher salt
7. 1 medium shallot, minced
8. Finely grated zest of 1 yuzu or lemon
9. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Preparation: In a saucepan, combine the sake, soy sauce, sugar and 1/4 cup of the mirin; boil until reduced to 3/4 cup, 3 minutes.  Allow to cool.

Preheat grill to 375°. In a bowl, combine the chicken, salt, shallot, zest and the remaining 2 tablespoons of mirin. Lightly coat a rimmed baking sheet with 1 teaspoon of the oil. Form the chicken mixture into 24 meatballs. Brush the meatballs with the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil and arrange them on the baking sheet. Bake for about 6 minutes, until the meatballs are barely cooked through.

Thread the meatballs onto 8 bamboo skewers and grill over moderately high heat, turning, until lightly charred, about 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low or move skewers to cooler spot on grill and brush the meatballs with the sauce,turning and brushing, until glazed, approx 30 seconds. Serve with the remaining sauce.