4 yakitori seasoned chicken Recipes

marinade (important: reserve 1/2 a cup), garlic, peeled and lightly crushed, fresh ginger, lightly crushed, soy sauce, sugar, mirin (japanese sweet rice cooking wine), peanut oil, all natural skinless, boneless chicken thighs, scallions , mostly the thicker parts, cut into 11/2-inch lengths, cucumber & sesame salad on side, sliced peeled cucumbers, chopped romaine hearts , sweet gem lettuce leaves (or butter lettuce), toasted sesame seeds, mix all the below for the dressing, quality mayonnaise, honey, seasoned rice wine vinegar, toasted sesame oil to taste (careful, it s strong!)

chicken thighs or 500 g chicken breast fillets, cut into 2 . 5 cm pieces, red capsicum, chopped coarsely (200g), fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, halved, thick green onions, trimmed cut into 2 . 5 cm lengths, sansho pepper, japanese soy sauce, sake, mirin, sugar

water, white short grain rice, dry sherry, sugar, tamari dark aged soy sauce , available on the asian foods aisle, light oil , such as wok oil or vegetable oil, eyeball it, chicken breast tenders , cut in half on an angle, scallions, cut in 1/2, fresh ginger root, minced or grated with hand grater or microplane tool, tamari dark soy sauce, light oil , such as wok oil or vegetable oil, eyeball it, toasted sesame oil, beef sirloin, 1 1/2 inches thick, steak seasoning blend or fresh ground black pepper, minimum 40 count , 8-inch bamboo skewers, sesame seeds , 2 palmfuls, chinese five-spice powder, steak seasoning blend , preferred brand montreal steak seasoning by mccormick, ahi steaks , 8 oz each, cut into 1 by 3-inch pieces, light oil , such as wok oil or vegetable oil, for drizzling, toasted sesame oil, pickled watermelon rind , 1 jar, 14 to 18 oz, pickled onions , 14 to 18 oz jar, pickled ginger , 1 small glass jar, 10 to 12 oz, fresh fruit selection, kiwis , 3 each, tangerines , 3 each, asian pears, 3 each, washed