Negima Yakitori with Grilled Portobella - Healthy World Cuisine

Ingredients

• 12 oz chicken breasts ((cut up in to equal square uniform cubes (can use thigh meat, etc))
• 4 Japanese long onion ((negi ねぎ) cut into 1 inch sections (can exchange with baby leeks))
• 4 oz portobello ((or button mushrooms)- stems removed and brushed clean)
• 1/4 cup olive oil ((may need a little extra for the mushrooms as they soak up the oil))
• 1 tsp garlic powder ((dried ground))
• 1 tsp basil ((dried))
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 4 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup mirin (Japanese cooking wine (or can exchange with white wine or cooking sherry))
• salt ( to taste)
• 12 bamboo skewers (depending of their size)
• Japanese pepper shichimi (to taste - optional)