Japanese Style Barbecue Party: Chicken Yakitori, Beef With Ginger And Soy, 5 Spice And Sesame Seared Ahi

Serves: 5

Gabriella Kub

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

63

Spice

50

Sweetness

58

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2.75 cups

Water

3 tbsps

Sherry (dry)

2 tbsps

Sugar

Directions:

1

Place water in sauce pan over high heat in medium saucepan and bring to a boil

2

Add rice, stir

3

Cover rice and reduce heat to low

4

Cook rice 18 minutes or until tender

5

Preheat coals for tabletop hibachi or preheat grill pan over medium high to high heat

6

Combine sherry, sugar, dark soy and oil in a shallow dish

7

Turn cut chicken and scallions in marinade and let stand 10 minutes

8

Wash hands

9

Combine ginger and soy, oil and sesame oil in a second shallow dish for the beef

10

Cut raw meat against the grain in thin strips

11

Thread strips on to skewers, reserving several skewers for chicken, set into ginger and soy mixture

12

Season meat lightly with steak seasoning blend and turn in ginger and soy to coat

13

Set meat aside

14

Wash hands

15

Toast sesame seeds in a small skillet over moderate heat until they pop and are lightly toasted

16

This process will develop the flavor of the sesame fully

17

Combine the sesame seeds with five-spice powder and grill seasoning blend on a piece of wax paper or on a plate

18

Coat tuna with a scant drizzle of oil and sesame oil to help seeds and spices adhere to fish

19

Coat fish pieces in sesame and spices

20

Cook chicken pieces and scallions in a single layer over hot coals or on hot grill pan for 3 or 4 minutes on each side

21

Transfer chicken and scallions to a serving plate and set several bamboo skewers on the edge of the plate for spearing meat and scallions

22

Place beef skewers on hot grill surface and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side in a single layer, turning once

23

Transfer to a serving plate

24

Cook fish on hot grill surface 1 to 2 minutes on each side and transfer to a serving plate

25

Tuna will be rare

26

Serve with several skewers on plate's edge for spearing

27

Transfer pickled watermelon rind, pickled ginger and pickled onions to ramekins and place along side grilled meats and fish for condiments

28

Serve with hot rice and extra soy sauce for dipping

29

Kiwis, tangerines and Asian pears are a nice offering of fresh fruit to round out this light menu