Authentic Tokyo Recipes

Yakitori Chicken Skewers

Ingredients (serves 4+)

• 1 lb of chicken thighs
• 1 1/2 cups mirin rice wine
• 3/4 cups soy sauce
• 4 Tbsp sugar
• garlic
• Rice or noodles, prepared

Instructions

1. Make the sauce:
   • Combine mirin rice wine, soy sauce, sugar and garlic in a sauce pan.
   • Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat
   • Simmer sauce for about 5 minutes until sauce is thickened and reduced by about a third.
2. Cook the skewers:
   • Soak skewers in water for 30 minutes.
   • Cut chicken thighs into 1-inch pieces, then thread the chicken onto the skewers,
   • Grill the chicken on all sides until just browned.
   • Brush sauce on on sides, turning and basting every 30 seconds until cooked through.
3. Serve over rice or Udon noodles

Matcha Tea Latte

Ingredients (per serving)

• 1 tsp matcha (green tea powder)
• 2 tsp sugar
• 3 Tbsp warm water
• 1 cup cold milk or 1 1/4 cup hot milk

Instructions

1. Add matcha, sugar and warm water to a mug.
2. Whisk until there are no more lumps and a smooth dark green paste forms.
3. Add milk to the mug and whisk the milk and matcha paste together briskly until smooth and light green in color.
   • For hot matcha, warm milk in a small sauce pan, then mix into the matcha paste.
   • For a matcha latte, whisk in cold milk and then add ice.