Grilled Miso Chicken

• light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu)↗2 tablespoons
• sake↗2 tablespoons
• mirin↗2 tablespoons
• light miso↗2 tablespoons
• green onions↗2

  crushed and slivered

• minced gingerroot1 teaspoon
• garlic clove↗1

  minced

• boneless chicken thighs↗8

  skin intact

• five-spice powder1 tablespoon
• toasted sesame seeds↗

Step-by-step instructions

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.