Here is what you'll need!
Soy Glaze
Servings: 1 cup
INGREDIENTS
1 cup soy sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup sake
¼ cup sugar
PREPARATION
In a medium pot, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil until the bubbles start to become sticky and glossy.
Remove and set aside.
Glazed Chicken Skewers
Servings: 6-8
INGREDIENTS
1 pound boneless, skinless, chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 cup green onions, sliced into 1-inch long pieces
½ cup soy glaze, see recipe above
3 tablespoons canola oil
6-inch bamboo skewers
Thinly sliced green onions to garnish
PREPARATION
- Skewer 3-4 pieces of chicken and green onions in an alternating pattern on a bamboo skewer. Repeat with remaining chicken & onions.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Sear 3-4 skewers at a time and flip when the undersides are golden brown.
- Brush the glaze on the skewers evenly and cook for about 4 more minutes, flipping every minute and glazing occasionally.
- Cool, then serve with additional green onions on top!
Bacon Mushroom Skewers
Servings: 8
INGREDIENTS
8 slices bacon
2 cups mushrooms, halved
Salt
Pepper
3 tablespoons canola oil
6-inch bamboo skewers
PREPARATION
- Thread one end of the bacon onto the end of a skewer. Add a mushroom half, and weave the bacon around the mushroom and back through the skewer, creating a wave pattern between the mushrooms. Move the bacon and the mushrooms down the skewer, repeating until the other edge of the bacon is threaded through.
- Repeat with remaining bacon and mushrooms.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Sear 3-4 skewers at a time, seasoning with salt and pepper, and flip when the undersides are golden brown.
- Season the other side with salt and pepper and cook until bacon is as crispy as you’d like.
Cool, then serve!
Chicken Meatball Skewers
Servings: 6-8
INGREDIENTS
1 pound ground chicken
¼ green onions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 cup soy glaze
3 tablespoons canola oil
6-inch bamboo skewers
Sesame seeds, to garnish
PREPARATION
- Combine the ground chicken, green onions, ginger, sesame oil, and ¼ cup of the soy glaze in a bowl until evenly mixed. If the mixture does not hold its shape when rolled into a ball, add ¼ cup of panko bread crumbs, mix evenly, and re-roll the meatballs to test their structural integrity.
- Roll about 1-inch meatballs, then skewer 3-4 meatballs on a skewer. Repeat with remaining mixture.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Sear 3-4 skewers at a time and flip when the undersides are golden brown.
- Brush the glaze on the skewers evenly and cook for about 5 more minutes, flipping every minute and brushing additional glaze as necessary.
Cool, then serve!
Steak & Asparagus Skewers
Servings: 6-8
INGREDIENTS
1 pound sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch chunks
2 cups asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
Salt
Pepper
3 tablespoons canola oil
6-inch bamboo skewers
PREPARATION
- Skewer 3-4 pieces of steak and asparagus in an alternating pattern on a bamboo skewer. - - Repeat with remaining steak & asparagus
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Sear 3-4 skewers at a time, seasoning with salt and pepper, and flip when the undersides are a dark brown.
- Season the other side with salt and pepper, and cook for about 1 more minute.
Cool, then serve!
Soy Glaze
Servings: 1 cup
INGREDIENTS
1 cup soy sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup sake
¼ cup sugar
PREPARATION
In a medium pot, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil until the bubbles start to become sticky and glossy.
Remove and set aside.
Glazed Chicken Skewers
Servings: 6-8
INGREDIENTS
1 pound boneless, skinless, chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 cup green onions, sliced into 1-inch long pieces
½ cup soy glaze, see recipe above
3 tablespoons canola oil
6-inch bamboo skewers
Thinly sliced green onions to garnish
PREPARATION
- Skewer 3-4 pieces of chicken and green onions in an alternating pattern on a bamboo skewer. Repeat with remaining chicken & onions.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Sear 3-4 skewers at a time and flip when the undersides are golden brown.
- Brush the glaze on the skewers evenly and cook for about 4 more minutes, flipping every minute and glazing occasionally.
- Cool, then serve with additional green onions on top!
Bacon Mushroom Skewers
Servings: 8
INGREDIENTS
8 slices bacon
2 cups mushrooms, halved
Salt
Pepper
3 tablespoons canola oil
6-inch bamboo skewers
PREPARATION
- Thread one end of the bacon onto the end of a skewer. Add a mushroom half, and weave the bacon around the mushroom and back through the skewer, creating a wave pattern between the mushrooms. Move the bacon and the mushrooms down the skewer, repeating until the other edge of the bacon is threaded through.
- Repeat with remaining bacon and mushrooms.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Sear 3-4 skewers at a time, seasoning with salt and pepper, and flip when the undersides are golden brown.
- Season the other side with salt and pepper and cook until bacon is as crispy as you’d like.
Cool, then serve!
Chicken Meatball Skewers
Servings: 6-8
INGREDIENTS
1 pound ground chicken
¼ green onions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 cup soy glaze
3 tablespoons canola oil
6-inch bamboo skewers
Sesame seeds, to garnish
PREPARATION
- Combine the ground chicken, green onions, ginger, sesame oil, and ¼ cup of the soy glaze in a bowl until evenly mixed. If the mixture does not hold its shape when rolled into a ball, add ¼ cup of panko bread crumbs, mix evenly, and re-roll the meatballs to test their structural integrity.
- Roll about 1-inch meatballs, then skewer 3-4 meatballs on a skewer. Repeat with remaining mixture.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Sear 3-4 skewers at a time and flip when the undersides are golden brown.
- Brush the glaze on the skewers evenly and cook for about 5 more minutes, flipping every minute and brushing additional glaze as necessary.
Cool, then serve!
Steak & Asparagus Skewers
Servings: 6-8
INGREDIENTS
1 pound sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch chunks
2 cups asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
Salt
Pepper
3 tablespoons canola oil
6-inch bamboo skewers
PREPARATION
- Skewer 3-4 pieces of steak and asparagus in an alternating pattern on a bamboo skewer. - - Repeat with remaining steak & asparagus
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Sear 3-4 skewers at a time, seasoning with salt and pepper, and flip when the undersides are a dark brown.
- Season the other side with salt and pepper, and cook for about 1 more minute.
Cool, then serve!
