Grilled Miso Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu)
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 2 tablespoons light miso
• 2 green onions, crushed and slivered
• 1 teaspoon minced gingerroot
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 8 boneless chicken thighs, skin intact
• 1 tablespoon five-spice powder
• toasted sesame seeds

Directions

1. 1

   Blend soy sauce, sake mirin, miso, green onions, ginger root and garlic in a rectangular baking dish.

2. 2

   Coat chicken with mixture.

3. 3

   Marinate 1 hour or refrigerate overnight, turning several times.

4. 4

   Preheat a hibichi, portable tabletop grill or charcoal grill. (Can also be cooked in a skillet.).

5. 5

   Shake marinade off chicken; pat dry.

6. 6

   Place skin-down on hot grill. Grill 4 to 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Turn chicken; grill second side 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown and done inside.

8. 8

   When chicken is done, sprinkle with sesame seeds and seven-spice mixture.