Create your brine. Place ice, water and all seasonings into sealed tupperware for 3 hours minimum.
Soak your 5" wooden scewers in a quality Sake or, water for 5 minutes.
In the meantime, in a small saucepan, bring your marinade, or Tare Sauce, to a simmer to dissolve your sugars and spices.
Allow it to fully cool and place your chicken strips in it for 15 minutes to marinate refrigerated.
Gather and chop your vegetables for garnish.
Feed your chicken on to your pre-soaked scewers but definitely reserve your marinade.
Grill scewers for 7 minutes, then, turn up the heat. You'll want a slight char on your chicken. Constantly baste your chicken with your marinade as they grill. Flip scewers as needed until fully cooked and charred. Don't over cook tho.
Serve with Soy Sauce, Hot Mustard, Pickled Ginger and any leftover marinade mixed in your Soy Sauce.
Yakitori with Soy, Marinade, Chinese Hot Mustard and Ginger Dipping Sauce.
Garnish dish with fresh cilantro, chives, pickled ginger and / or Asian cucumbers. Serve with your marinade and hot mustard sauce. Also, with ice cold Asian beers like Sapporo. Or, even a quality Sake. Enjoy this very simple taste of Japan!
