Calling all Chefs- name me this barbeque

drcoastline · 03-01-2021, 04:30 AM

I have seen various version of this little barbeque in several Asian restaurants, one in Chicago that cooked the most amazing alligator chop another in Philadelphia that seared various fishes and meats. The video below is a Michelin star restaurant using the grill to char peppers. The heat produced is something like 1,000 degrees to quickly sear the meat. I would call it a Hibachi but I think it goes by a different name?

Gratuitous salivation video also showing the little grill.

jrj3rd · 03-01-2021, 04:37 AM

Yakitori

TimT · 03-01-2021, 04:44 AM

The little grill is a Konro, you use a special kind of charcoal with it, binchotan

Konro

Binchotan

I just picked one up as part of a kickstarter campaign

The Yak grill

masraum · 03-01-2021, 04:49 AM

usually little skewers of chicken or whatever with a sauce like that is yakitori.

Looks like I was too slow.

drcoastline · 03-01-2021, 05:23 AM

The Pelican brain trust never fails. Thanks guys

gtc · gtc's Garage

You can do yakitori on a weber by simply doubling up some aluminum foil and putting a strip across the front and back of your grate, leaving a 4-6" space between the two (this prevents the exposed skewer ends from burning).
I didn't have any trouble getting the weber hot enough for yakitori, though i imagine a real Konro grill would be easier to work with.

gtc · gtc's Garage

Just for fun, here's some I made a while back. The first tray is from a chicken I butchered to make Tare (yakitori glaze) with the carcass.

masraum · 03-01-2021, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gtc

Just for fun, here's some I made a while back. The first tray is from a chicken I butchered to make Tare (yakitori glaze) with the carcass.

Dude, you're killing me. I lived in Japan when I was a kid and loved yakitori.

TimT · 03-01-2021, 01:38 PM

Another way to replicate the Konro, if you have a charcoal grill...

It just takes some bricks, and aluminum foil

https://www.seriouseats.com/2019/07/for-the-easiest-al-pastor-at-home-put-a-skewer-in-it.html

dad911 · 03-01-2021, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TimT

The little grill is a Konro, you use a special kind of charcoal with it, binchotan

Konro

Binchotan

I just picked one up as part of a kickstarter campaign

The Yak grill

$400 for charcoal?

tabs · 03-01-2021, 01:55 PM

Interesting...

I have a Propane WOK burner which I put a Mongolian type anodized aluminum concave griddle on. I use it to quickly sear Skirt Steak...

You can guess where I bought the griddle for $3. People buy them don't really use them and dump them..they need high heat which the regular stove can't provide and limited cooking space.

gtc · gtc's Garage

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Originally Posted by masraum

Dude, you're killing me. I lived in Japan when I was a kid and loved yakitori.

It's pretty easy and a lot of fun... I'll check the name of the cookbook i used when i get home.

gtc · gtc's Garage

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Originally Posted by tabs

Interesting...

I have a Propane WOK burner which I put a Mongolian type anodized aluminum concave griddle on. I use it to quickly sear Skirt Steak...

You can guess where I bought the griddle for $3. People buy them don't really use them and dump them..they need high heat which the regular stove can't provide and limited cooking space.

Tabs, you need to try the Alton Brown method of grilling the skirt steak straight on the coals... it works surprisingly well!

drcoastline · 03-01-2021, 03:30 PM

So maybe I need to ask is the grill what creates the high heat or the charcoal? I have a propane and a charcoal gill, a lodge cast iron hibachi and a small single grate hibachi. Can I mimic a Konro with my lodge or single hibachi using the charcial?