Tavuk Şiş — Turkish Chicken Skewers

What you’ll need

Ingredients

Ingredient amounts make 4 servings. Nutrition below is for one serving.

• 700 g Raw boneless skinless chicken breast
• 150 g Plain low-fat yogurt
• 20 g Olive oil
• 30 g Fresh lemon juice
• 25 g Tomato paste, no added salt
• 12 g Garlic, peeled and minced
• 4 g Paprika
• 2 g Ground cumin
• 1 g Ground black pepper
• 3 g Fine salt

Make it

Instructions

1. 1

   Cut chicken into even 3 cm cubes. Mix yogurt, oil, lemon, paste, garlic, spices and salt; coat chicken and refrigerate covered for 2 hours.

2. 2

   Use metal skewers, or soak wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes. Thread the chicken with small gaps and discard leftover raw marinade.

3. 3

   Preheat a nonstick grill pan or grill to medium-high. Cook 12–16 minutes, turning every few minutes, until the thickest chicken centre reaches 74°C. Do not add unmeasured oil.

4. 4

   Rest 5 minutes and divide evenly into four servings. The estimate includes all marinade even if some is discarded; log accompaniments separately.