Okjubu's Chicken Skewers
Delicious chicken skewers grilled with a sweet-savory oyster sauce after removing gamey flavor with milk
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to quickly prepare snacks for kids or adult beer pairings
- ⭐ Anyone wanting to enjoy restaurant-quality sweet-savory chicken skewers at home
chickenmilkgreen onionoyster saucesoy saucemirincorn syrup
Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings
- chicken 300g
- milk as needed
- green onion 2 stalks
- salt a pinch
- pepper a pinch
- oyster sauce 3 tablespoons
- soy sauce 3 tablespoons
- mirin 3 tablespoons
- corn syrup 2 tablespoons
Recipe 🍳
- Soak the chicken in milk to remove any off-flavors, then rinse thoroughly under cold water.
- Cut the chicken and green onions into similar bite-sized pieces.
- Alternate threading the chicken and green onions onto skewers.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper evenly on both sides and gently rub to season.
- In a bowl, mix oyster sauce, soy sauce, mirin, and corn syrup according to measurements to make the sauce.
- Place the skewers on a heated pan, pour the prepared sauce over them, and grill, turning frequently, until the sauce reduces and the chicken is nicely charred on the outside while remaining tender inside.
- Marinate chicken in milk to remove odor, then rinse well.
- Cut chicken and green onion into bite-sized pieces and alternate thread onto skewers.
- Lightly season with salt and pepper.
- Mix oyster sauce, soy sauce, mirin, and corn syrup to make the marinade.
- Grill the skewers, adding sauce and cooking down until caramelized.
Cooking tips 💡
- Cut the green onions and chicken to the same size so they cook evenly and maintain consistent contact with the pan.
- Adding oyster sauce gives the dish a rich, deep flavor similar to store-bought teriyaki sauce.




