Grilled Miso Chicken

Name: Grilled Miso Chicken
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu); 2 tablespoons sake; 2 tablespoons mirin; 2 tablespoons light miso; 2 green onions, crushed and slivered; 1 teaspoon minced gingerroot; 1 garlic clove, minced; 8 boneless chicken thighs, skin intact; 1 tablespoon five-spice powder; toasted sesame seeds

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu)
2 tablespoons sake
2 tablespoons mirin
2 tablespoons light miso
2 green onions, crushed and slivered
1 teaspoon minced gingerroot
1 garlic clove, minced
8 boneless chicken thighs, skin intact
1 tablespoon five-spice powder
toasted sesame seeds

Directions

1

Blend soy sauce, sake mirin, miso, green onions, ginger root and garlic in a rectangular baking dish.
2

Coat chicken with mixture.
3

Marinate 1 hour or refrigerate overnight, turning several times.
4

Preheat a hibichi, portable tabletop grill or charcoal grill. (Can also be cooked in a skillet.).
5

Shake marinade off chicken; pat dry.
6

Place skin-down on hot grill. Grill 4 to 5 minutes.
7

Turn chicken; grill second side 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown and done inside.
8

When chicken is done, sprinkle with sesame seeds and seven-spice mixture.