COOK'S RECIPE

If you’re looking for inspiration at dinnertime with hungry kids at your feet, then the Nintendo DS chef is your perfect culinary companion. Cooking Guide: Can’t decide what to eat? is an interactive cookbook with more than 250 recipes. As you’re busy cooking you can speak into the microphone and be taken through each step with photos on screen while listening to instructions. Try this Yakitori (chicken and vegetable skewers) recipe today.

YAKITORI

INGREDIENTS 240g whole chicken leg (boneless) 40g small leeks 240g chicken breast 4 green asparagus Salt (pinch) 4 lemon wedges Chilli powder mix (shuchimi togarashi) – cayenne pepper can be used as a substitute Sauce 20ml sake (a non-acidic white wine or water can be substituted) 20ml mirin 4 tsp sugar 20ml soy sauce Seasoning 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp lemon juice METHOD 1 Cut asparagus and leeks into 3cm lengths. 2 Cut the chicken leg and breast into 3cm chunks. Marinating the breast 3 Arrange the pieces of chicken breast on a dish. 4 Add 1 tsp of salt and 2 tsp of lemon juice and leave to marinate. Boiling the asparagus 5 Add the asparagus to boiling water, and cook until the water comes back to the boil. Drain. 6 Cool the asparagus in a bowl of cold water and then dry it off. Skewering 7 Skewer the chunks of chicken leg and leek, and breast and asparagus, alternating between each. Preparing the sauce 8 Put sugar and sake into the saucepan, add soy sauce and mirin. 9 Bring the sauce to a brief boil over moderate heat while stirring. Remove pan from heat. Cooking 10 Heat the frying pan over moderate heat, add the chicken breast skewers and fry until light brown. 11 Turn the skewers, cover the pan with a lid and reduce to a low heat. Once cooked, transfer to a dish. 12 Repeat with chicken leg skewers. 13 Once light brown, continue cooking by regularly coating both sides with the sauce. 14 Place both varieties of Yakitori on serving dishes and garnish with lemon wedges. 15 Season with chilli powder mix (or cayenne pepper), to taste. Preparation time: 30 minutes 299 calories per serve Recipe serves 4 Recipe from Cooking Guide: Can’t decide what to eat? by Nintendo DS, $49.95.