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Sasami no Ume-shiso (Grilled Chicken Tenders With Ume and Shiso)

By Hiroko Shimbo

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Skewers of Chicken Tenders with Shiso and Umeboshi on a serving platter.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Greg Lofts

Sasami, chicken breast fillets or chicken tenders, are the leanest part of a chicken: the fine-grained, delicate meat of the chicken breast. When sasami are really fresh they may be eaten raw as sashimi, and they are served in this fashion at restaurants in Japan. Since sasami have such a delicate flavor, they are basted with only a small quantity of condiments, such as umeboshi (pickled plum) or wasabi. Be careful not to overcook this cut; it dries out easily.

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