Ingredients

1/4 cup tamari

1/2 cup sake

6 tbs. mirin

4 tbs dark brown sugar

4 tbs, honey

2 tbs. grated fresh ginger

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 to 2 inch pieces

12 scallions, 2 inches of white part only

20 shitake mushrooms

2 red bell peppers, cut into 1 to 2 inch pieces

8 skewers

Preparation

Combine tamari, sake mirin, sugar, honey and ginger in a saucepan overmedium heat and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and cool completely. Add chicken to the cooled marinade and let sit refrigerated, for 4 to 8 hours. Remove chicken from marinade and reduce marinade over medium heat until it thickens slightly into a glaze. Prepare a gas or charcoal grill on medium heat. Thread the chicken and vegetables onto skewers. Grill skewers for 3 minutes per side. before serving, brush chicken skewers with reduced marinade.