Chicken Hearts Kebabs
4 servings
30 minutes
Chicken heart skewers are a refined dish of Pan-Asian cuisine that combines the tenderness of offal with the rich flavors of teriyaki sauce. The roots of such culinary art can be found in the street food traditions of Japan, China, and Korea, where juicy skewers are cooked over an open flame or grill. Hearts marinated in a spicy mixture of ginger, garlic, and teriyaki acquire a deep flavor, while added vegetables—red onion, sweet pepper, and eggplant—provide fresh textural accents. Light caramelization on the grill creates an appetizing crust, while sesame and lime complete the composition with nutty and citrus notes. Skewers can be served as a hot appetizer or as a main dish, enjoying the harmony of sweet-spicy flavor and perfectly balanced texture.
1
Prepare all the ingredients.
2
For the marinade, grind ginger and garlic into a paste. Mix with teriyaki sauce.
- Ginger: 20 g
- Garlic: 2 pieces
- Teriyaki sauce: 100 g
3
Clean the chicken hearts from fat and blood clots.
- Chicken hearts: 300 g
4
Pour the hearts with marinade, mix, and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Chicken hearts: 300 g
5
Cut the red onion, sweet pepper, and eggplant into small pieces the size of chicken hearts.
- Red onion: 40 g
- Sweet pepper: 40 g
- Eggplants: 40 g
6
Skewer chicken hearts, alternating with vegetables.
- Chicken hearts: 300 g
- Red onion: 40 g
- Sweet pepper: 40 g
- Eggplants: 40 g
7
Preheat the grill pan and grease it with vegetable oil.
- Vegetable oil: to taste
8
Grill the skewers for 10 minutes, occasionally brushing with the leftover marinade.
- Teriyaki sauce: 100 g
9
Sprinkle the ready skewers with sesame.
- Sesame: to taste
10
Serve skewers of chicken hearts with a wedge of lime.
- Lime: 1 piece