I caved - had to try Yakitori

[Jose Suro]

After seeing James' post I could not get those skewers out of my mind so off I went to the store - my lady butcher friend saw me and said "back again? You were here yesterday!" That was for a 9lb pork butt I'll be doing Sunday on the 22.5 WSM- stay tuned .

And we are officially "Empty Nesters" having delivered or youngest to college last weekend . Anyway, I used a combination of Bill's and Tony's recipes but did a change up on the skewers. I alternated the chicken with red bell peppers and pineapple slices. It was a delicious meal, so much so my wife had seconds!

I got to use my new Yanagi knife to slice the chicken thighs. That thing is a DREAM COME TRUE! Perfect slices, each done on a single pull of the blade, with zero pressure.

Thighs prepped - marinated in the fridge for three hours

On the Smokey Joe Silver - basted with the syrupy marinade cooked on the stove

Ready to plate

Finally plated on a bed of lettuce and Jasmine rice. Dotted with Sriracha.

Thanks for looking!

Best,

Jose

 

[Tim McCann]

Man that looks good! Knives do also! Where did you end up buying at?

 

[Jose Suro]

Man that looks good! Knives do also! Where did you end up buying at?

Thanks! The Santoku was a present from my brother. The Yanagi I got from Yoshihiro. They are in LA.

 

[Jerome D.]

Jose,
Terrific looking yakitori! I highly approve of your yanagiba and santoku.

P.S. I just realized you are the unlucky recipient of post # 666 by me. Sorry about that!

 

[Bill Schultz]

Looks strangely familiar, LOL. Well done Jose, basting during the cook is essential to the final product and yours looks superb

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

P.S. I just realized you are the unlucky recipient of post # 666 by me. Sorry about that!

Oh crap, be careful with that knife, Jose! LOL!

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

On the serious side, that is some delicious looking Yakitori. The other day, when three different posts were on there, I showed them all to my wife. She loved it and now it's on my to do list!

 

[John Solak]

Man you guys are cranking out some outstanding looking Yakitori cooks!!! Your pics look fantastic too!

 

[JimK]

Looks great Jose. I'm going to try your method with the pineapple and peppers.

 

[Jose Suro]

Jose,
Terrific looking yakitori! I highly approve of your yanagiba and santoku.

P.S. I just realized you are the unlucky recipient of post # 666 by me. Sorry about that!

Oh Noooo! + + + + +. Just kidding, I'm a devout Catholic and numerology is not a thing I worry about

Best,

Jose

 

[Tom Golden]

Wicked good cook! On my to do list.

 

[James Lake]

Beautiful cook and I like the addition of peppers and fruit, looks very flavorful!

 

[S.Six]

That looks real perdy! Nice job!

 

[Rich Dahl]

That is some good looking Yakitori Jose, nice job of plating too!

 

[John Sp]

Great looking skewers Jose. That plated pic could be in a magazine dude. Outstanding job!

Regards,

John

 

[Barb D]

Jose that is a fantastic plate of Yakitori, the plated picture said it all WOW!!!!

 

[CLasko]

Those look great! The knives are really cool too.

 

[Bob Correll]

Killer looking bird Jose!
I need to get on the Yakitori bandwagon.

 

[Brian Dahl]

O-ho the Yakitori bandwagon is a-comin' down the street,
I wonder what Bob C's spin will be?

I already know I like your Jose!

 

[Robert T]

Jose that is a great post. I have got to try the recipe. Kim and I both put it on the list. Nice job!