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Mediterranean street food
Chicken shish (Turkish chicken skewers)
Marinated chicken skewers grilled over charcoal with peppers and onions, served with flatbread, salad and sumac. The Turkish BBQ classic.
- Serves
- 4
- Prep
- 202 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 212 min · easy
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Ingredients
- 600 g chicken thighs, boneless, cut into 3 cm chunks
- 2 red peppers, cut into chunks
- 2 green peppers, cut into chunks
- 2 red onions, cut into chunks
- Olive oil
For the marinade
- 4 tbsp yoghurt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground paprika
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp ground sumac
- 1 tsp salt
To serve
- Flatbread
- Salad (lettuce, tomato, red onion, parsley)
- Sumac and lemon wedges
Method
- Mix the chicken with all the marinade ingredients. Rest at least 2 hours.
- Thread the chicken onto skewers, alternating with peppers and onions.
- Grill over hot coals or under a hot grill for 3-4 minutes per side until charred and cooked.
- Serve with warm flatbread, salad, sumac and lemon wedges.
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