Chicken Shish Kebab Recipe
This Turkish chicken şiş recipe offers a delicious, healthy kebab. Served with charred, grilled vegetables or make ahead and serve as party food with lots of meze plates and dips.
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Equipment
- 4 skewers (metal or wooden)
- 1 cast iron skillet (or outdoor barbecue)
- 1 sharp knife
- 1 pair of grill tongs
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- 4 medium skinless, boneless chicken thighs (approximately 400 grams total)
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium lemon (juice of)
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon cajun spice
For The Chicken Shish Kebab Accompaniments
- 2 pieces lavash bread
- 1 large onion (peeled & sliced into rounds)
- 2 green pointed peppers (or bell peppers)
- 4 large chestnut mushrooms (halved)
- 1 handful cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- First of all, use a sharp knife to cut your chicken thighs into rough 1 inch chunks and place into a large bowl.
- Sprinkle your paprika, cajun spice and black pepper over the chicken and mix around.
- Now add your oil and lemon juice and stir around to make sure all the chicken pieces are covered.
- Place the chicken pieces into the fridge to marinate for a couple of hours.
- When you are ready to cook your chicken shish kebabs, remove the chicken from the fridge and thread the pieces onto four skewers.
- Have your prepped vegetables to hand. If you are using bell peppers, you can deseed and quarter them lengthways at this point.
- Place your cast iron skillet on a medium high heat the pan get hot for a couple of minutes.
- Lightly brush it with olive oil or add a little cooking spray before adding your vegetables to the pan.
- You might need to cook your vegetables in stages depending on the size of your pan. We cook the onion slices and peppers first.
- Leave the vegetables in place to char for 2-3 minutes in the hot pan before turning them over with your tongs and doing the same on the other side. Note that your cherry tomatoes will only need a few seconds on each side, otherwise they will go too soft.
- Remove the vegetables from the pan and now add your chicken skewers.
- Sear for a couple of minutes on each side before reducing the heat a little and allowing to cook through.
- Depending on the size of your chicken chunks, your kebabs will cook in around 10 minutes.
- Remove from the skillet once cooked and now you can add your lavaş bread, one piece at a time.
- Heat for around 10 seconds on each side before removing and cutting in half.
- Arrange your chicken kebabs, vegetables and lavaş on a serving plate and place in the middle of the table to share.
- Serve with meze plates, rice or bulgur wheat if desired.
Notes
- As with all of our recipes, calories are meant as a rough guide and are calculated on a per serving basis.
- Our recipe is based on a serving of two chicken skewers per person with one lavash bread each.
- If you want to make a lot of chicken shish kebabs in advance for a party, they will keep in the fridge, uncooked for a couple of days. If they're cooked, they will keep for up to three days, covered.
Nutrition
Calories: 440kcal
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