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Grilled chicken
sticks in chicken
fat and sesame

Grilled chicken sticks in

chicken fat and sesame

SERVES 4-6 // PREP TIME 15 MINS // COOK 10 MINS

“The nutritional yeast that you mix with the sesame seeds

here to flavour the chicken can be found in any health food

shop,” says Moyle. “Towards the end of cooking we like to

spritz the chicken with sake.”

1 tbsp (10gm) sesame seeds

1 tsp (5gm) nutritional yeast

(see note)

450 gm boneless chicken thighs,

skin on

Sake, for spritzing

1 Preheat oven to 170°C. Roast

sesame seeds on an oven tray

until golden (5-6 minutes), then

grind very lightly with a mortar

and pestle along with yeast and

a pinch of salt.

2 Prepare a barbecue for

grilling. Meanwhile, remove

skin and fat from chicken and

place in a small saucepan over

low heat until fat is rendered

(20-30 minutes). Cut chicken

into 2cm pieces and thread

tightly onto skewers (about

70gm a skewer). Grill chicken

skewers over very hot coals,

turning occasionally and

brushing with the rendered

fat, until golden brown and just

cooked through (4-5 minutes),

spritzing with sake in a spray

bottle towards the end of

cooking. Scatter with the

ground sesame and yeast

mixture and serve.

NoteNutritional yeast,

also known as savoury

yeast, is an inactive form

of yeast; it’s available from

health-food shops.

Wine suggestionChicken and

chardonnay are old friends, but

a lighter, crisper, leaner white

wine will work better with the

fattier bird here. Try the mineral

tang of 2015 Sierra de Toloño

Blanco from Rioja.➤

“These recipes are all really

about being relaxed, not

thinking too deeply about it

and just having a good time.”