Yakitori Chicken

Yakitori Chicken
Fat 13% Carbs 30% Protein 57%
Percent Calories

1 skewer of yakitori chicken contains 172 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 30% carbs, 13% fat, and 57% protein. This is a good source of protein (38% of your Daily Value), potassium (9% of your Daily Value), and vitamin b6 (60% of your Daily Value).

Makes
6 skewer
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes

Ingredients

  • Sake

    Alcoholic beverage, made from rice

    ½ cup or 120g

  • Soy sauce

    Made from soy (tamari)

    ½ cup or 144g

  • Sugar

    White, granulated sugar

    1 tbsp or 13g

  • Garlic

    Raw

    1 cloves, minced or 3g

  • Ginger root

    Raw

    2 slices or 4g

  • Chicken breast

    Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

    4 breast fillet or 472g

  • Leeks

    (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw

    3 leek or 267g

Directions

  1. In a medium dish, mix together the sake, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and ginger. Cube and add chicken, and allow to marinate for 15 minutes.
  2. Preheat your oven's broiler. Grease six metal skewers, and thread alternately with 3 pieces of chicken and 2 pieces of leek (white/light green part only, cut into 1/2inch pieces). Place on a baking sheet or broiling pan, and brush with the marinade.
  3. Broil for about 5 minutes, baste again, then broil for another 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Discard remaining marinade. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

For 1 skewer of yakitori chicken (171g)

Nutrient Value %DV
Calories 172
Fats 2g 3%
Saturated fats 0.5g 2%
Trans fats 0g
Cholesterol 57mg 19%
Sodium 1386mg 60%
Carbs 11g 4%
Net carbs 10g
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 4g
Protein 21g
Calcium 37mg 4%
Iron 2mg 23%
Potassium 404mg 9%
Vitamin D 0μg 0%
Vitamins and Minerals
Alpha carotene 0μg
Beta carotene 445μg
Caffeine 0mg
Choline 78mg 14%
Copper 0.1mg 13%
Fluoride 0μg
Folate (B9) 40μg 10%
Lycopene 0μg
Magnesium 46mg 11%
Manganese 0.4mg 16%
Niacin 9mg 54%
Pantothenic acid 1mg 27%
Phosphorus 217mg 31%
Retinol 6μg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.2mg 14%
Selenium 19μg 34%
Theobromine 0mg
Thiamine 0.1mg 10%
Vitamin A IU 762IU
Vitamin A 42μg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.2μg 7%
Vitamin B6 1mg 60%
Vitamin C 6mg 6%
Vitamin D IU 1IU
Vitamin D2 0μg
Vitamin D3 0μg
Vitamin E 1mg 6%
Vitamin K 21μg 18%
Zinc 1mg 6%
Sugars
Sugar 4g
Sucrose 2g
Glucose 0g
Fructose 0g
Lactose 0g
Maltose 0g
Galactose 0g
Starch 0g
Fats
Saturated fats 0.5g 2%
Monounsaturated fats 1g
Polyunsaturated fats 0.4g
Trans fats 0g
Fatty Acids
Total omega 3 0g
Total omega 6 0.3g
Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) 0g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 0g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) 0g
Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA) 0g
Amino Acids
Alanine 1g
Arginine 1g
Aspartic acid 2g
Cystine 0.2g
Glutamic acid 3g
Glycine 1g
Histidine 1g
Hydroxyproline 0g
Isoleucine 1g
Leucine 2g
Lysine 2g
Methionine 0.5g
Phenylalanine 1g
Proline 1g
Serine 1g
Threonine 1g
Tryptophan 0.3g
Tyrosine 1g
Valine 1g