Sansho Pepper Yakitori with Spicy Furikake

Name: Sansho Pepper Yakitori with Spicy Furikake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Japanese,
Ingredients: 1 tsp ground Sansho pepper; 1 tbsp black sesame seed; 1 tbsps sesame seed; 1/2 tsp black pepper coarse ground; 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Crushed; 1/2 tsp Ginger Ground; 1/2 tsp sea salt grinder; 1/2 cup sweet soy sauce; 2 tbsps unseasoned rice vinegar; 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tsp white miso paste; 1/4 tsp ground Sansho pepper; 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1-inch chunks; 8 medium green onions trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces

Meet Szechuan pepper's citrusy cousin, Japanese Sansho pepper. Offering up both heat and a tingling sensation, it delivers a welcome kick to skewered chicken as an ingredient in our sweet-hot Yakitori glaze. Garnished with Furikake – a beloved Japanese seasoning boasti...

Ingredients

Spicy Furikake
1 teaspoon ground Sansho pepper
1 tablespoon black sesame seed
1 tablespoons McCormick® Sesame Seed
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Coarse Ground Black Pepper
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Crushed Red Pepper
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Ginger
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Sea Salt Grinder
Yakitori
1/2 cup sweet soy sauce
2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon mirin
1 teaspoon white miso paste
1/4 teaspoon ground Sansho pepper
1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1-inch chunks
8 medium green onions, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 For the Spicy Sansho Furikake, mix all ingredients in small bowl until well blended. Set aside.
2 For the Yakitori glaze, mix sweet soy, vinegar, mirin, miso and sansho pepper in medium bowl. Reserve half of the mixture to brush yakitori during grilling. Add chicken to bowl with remaining glaze; toss to coat well.
3 Alternately thread chicken and green onion pieces onto skewers; about 3 pieces of each per skewer. Soak bamboo skewers in water for at least 30 minutes to prevent burning.
4 Grill over medium-high heat, 6 to 8 minutes, turning frequently and brushing with reserved yakitori glazed during last few minutes of cooking. Sprinkle evenly with Furikake to serve.

Test Kitchen Tip: Sansho pepper comes from the dried green peppercorns of the Japanese prickly ash plant. Common in both Japanese and Korean cuisine, ground sansho pepper has a strong citrusy flavor and a mild tingly effect when eaten. Compared to Chinese Szechuan pepper, Sansho pepper is less spicy and produces a milder numbing effect. Sansho pepper is one of the key components in Japanese Seven Spice, also known as shichimi togarashi, as well as a preferred seasoning for Yakitori.