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Tori Yuan-yaki Citrus-Marinated Grilled Chicken

Boned chicken legs soaked briefly in equal parts sake, mirin and soy perfumed with yuzu, fan-skewered flat and grilled skin first over hot coals, then sliced and fanned with grilled long onion; the marinade seasons it completely, so no sauce is needed.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total1 h 22 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2small whole chicken legs (thigh and drumstick), about 250 g each

marinade

  • 120 mlsake
  • 120 mlmirin
  • 120 mldark (koikuchi) soy sauce
  • 3 slicesyuzu or lemon rind, about 4 x 1 cmoptional
  • 2 stalksJapanese long onion (naganegi), or 3 to 4 medium leeks
  • to tasteground sansho pepperoptional

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sulfites
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Sichuan pepper
  • Yeast
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Grill

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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