Japanese Grilled Chicken Tenders With Ume And Shiso Recipes

Steps:

• Soak four bamboo skewers in water for at least 1 hour. Remove the white, stringlike tendon from each chicken breast fillet. Make a long cut on one side of each fillet. Run a knife deeper into the fillet, from the top to the bottom, to make a long pocket. Do not cut through to the other side of the fillet.
• In a small cup, mix the pickled plum, sake, and mirin. Apply this paste in a thin layer to one side of the inside pocket of each fillet. Scatter shiso on top of the paste. Close the open edge of each breast fillet with a bamboo skewer.
• Heat a grill or broiler. Salt the outside of the fillets liberally on both sides, and cook the chicken on the grill or in the broiler, turning the skewers several times, until the chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes. Serve the chicken hot.

Steps:

• Whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar, water, garlic, onion, ginger, black pepper, oregano, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, and paprika in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the chicken thighs, and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove the chicken thighs from the marinade. Discard the remaining marinade. Grill the chicken thighs on the preheated grill until cooked through, about 15 minutes per side.