Description
Night market gourmet where skewers like pork-wrapped scallions, chicken hearts, or shiitake are charcoal-grilled while brushed with a sweet/savory special BBQ sauce based on Shacha sauce and five-spice.
Restaurants serving Taiwanese BBQ Skewers
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Favorite skewers (Pork
- Scallions
- etc.)
- Shacha sauce
- Thick soy sauce
- Sugar
- Five-spice
- Peanut butter
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Skewer Prep] Skewer favorite ingredients like 'pork-wrapped scallions (Zhurou Cong Juan)' rolling massive green scallions in thin pork belly, chicken hearts (Ji Xin), chicken skin, shiitake, or Dougan.
- [Special Kao Rou Jiang] The lifeblood of Taiwanese skewers. Make a thick sauce mixing Jiangyou Gao, Shacha sauce, five-spice, grated garlic, massive sugar, and secret 'peanut butter'.
- Place skewers on charcoal net, cook lightly.
- Brush special sauce heavily on both sides.
- Grill over charcoal; when sauce chars/caramelizes and smokes, brush again (repeat a few times).
- Done when the surface is glossy like teriyaki with savory char. Optionally sprinkle white sesame or chili powder.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Five-spice and Shacha sauce savoriness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese Yakitori (sauce flavor is completely different)
Pairing
Ice-cold Taiwan Beer exclusively
Trivia
[For Youth] During Mid-Autumn Festival, all of Taiwan starts this 'Kao Rou' on the streets. Unlike Japanese Yakitori sauce, it features five-spice, peanut richness, and intense sweetness, offering strong exotic junk-food vibes.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Hold the piping hot skewers in a paper bag, bite into the crisp scallions, pork fat, and overly sweet BBQ sauce, getting it all around your mouth!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat, Pork, Peanuts, Shrimp (from Shacha)