Chicken Meatballs Yakitori

Photo: flickr user stu_spivack

Ingredients

1/4 cup white wine

5 tablespoons soy sauce

1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth

2 tablespoons sugar

1 clove garlic

1 lemon

1 pound ground chicken

2 teaspoons grated ginger

2 tablespoons chopped scallion

Preparation

Heat broiler. Combine wine, 4 tablespoons soy sauce, the broth, and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced to 1/2 cup. Mince garlic. Grate 1/2 teaspoon of the yellow zest from the lemon. Combine garlic, zest, chicken, ginger, scallion, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Shape into 16 balls. Dip each ball into the sauce. String them onto skewers and put on a rack in a broiler pan. Broil until brown, about 4 minutes per side.

Meanwhile, bring remaining sauce back to a boil. Serve skewers over rice. Pour sauce over the meatballs. Work time, 25 minutes.