What is Shish Taouk or Shish Tawook? A Middle-Eastern Grilled Chicken Skewer that smells like heaven and tastes like glory.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 2children
Ingredients
2Tbsplemon juice
2Tbspvegetable oil(avocado or sunflower work well)
1/2cupplain full fat yogurt(Greek yogurt works well, too)
2clovesgarlic(crushed)
1/2tspSalt
1pinchPepper
1pinchallspice
1 pinchcinnamon
1chicken breast(about 245/ 16 oz)
1/2cucumber
creamy garlic sauceoptional
Instructions
Add lemon juice, oil, yogurt, crushed garlic, salt, pepper, allspice and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl and whisk until well combined.
Wash and dry chicken breast and cube into small cubes (about 1"/2.5cm).
Add cubed chicken to marinade and let marinate for about 1 hour. It's probably smart to put the bowl in the fridge. I didn't though.
Heat a grilling pan or cast iron pan over medium heat.
In the meantime stick the marinated chicken cubes onto skewers that will fit into the lunch box.
Grill the skewers (no oil needed, it's already in the marinade) for 1-2 minutes per side until golden. I used thongs and leaned against each other when they wouldn't stand on their own and keep falling onto the side that was grilled already.
Serve with cut up cucumber and if desired creamy garlic sauce.