Recipes · Japanese · Grilled Dishes
Yakitori (Negima)
One serving has 354 kcal and 38 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (98%), niacin (77%), selenium (76%), pyridoxine (67%), phosphorus (56%) and cobalamin (46%). Ready in 30 minutes.

- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (294 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: alcohol, gluten, poultry, soy
Ingredients
- 180 g Chicken thighs
- 40 g Green onions
- 25 g Soy sauce
- 25 g Mirin
- 15 g Sake
- 8 g Sugar
- 0.5 g Salt
Method
- Simmer the soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar for 10 minutes until slightly syrupy; this is the tare.
- Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and the green onions into 3 cm lengths.
- Thread them alternately onto soaked skewers.
- Grill over high heat, turning, and brush with tare two or three times near the end.
- Serve hot with a last brush of tare.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 354 kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 24.6 g | |
| Water | 203 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.2 g | 4% |
| Protein | 38.2 g | 80% |
| Tryptophan | 0.4 g | |
| Threonine | 1.7 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.7 g | |
| Leucine | 3 g | |
| Lysine | 3.3 g | |
| Methionine | 1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.41 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.4 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 1.7 g | |
| Histidine | 1.1 g | |
| Fat | 7.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.4 g | |
| Saturated | 2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.04 g | |
| Cholesterol | 169 mg | |
| Calcium | 50.6 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.16 mg | 18% |
| Iron | 2.4 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 68.8 mg | 22% |
| Manganese | 0.02 mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 390 mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 659 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 41.8 µg | 76% |
| Sodium | 1,895 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.2 mg | 40% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.43 mg | 39% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10.8 mg | 77% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0 mg | 0% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.87 mg | 67% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 36.3 µg | 9% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 46% |
| Choline | 103 mg | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 32.6 µg | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 7.5 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 1.8 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.54 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 88 µg | 98% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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