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Chicken Shish Tawook

Chicken shish tawook — an easy, flavorful marinated chicken breast recipe. Fry, roast, or grill on skewers as you like. Serve with fries, salad, ketchup or garlic sauce.

Total time30 min
Prep10 min
Cook20 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Recipe tags

MainsLevantDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyQuick cook

Recipe story

طريقة عمل دجاج شيش طاووق بوصفة منزلية سهلة ومجربة!

Ingredients

  • Boneless chicken breast, cut into cubes
  • Coffee-cup measure vinegar
  • Coffee-cup measure oil
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • A pinch white pepper
  • A pinch sweet red pepper powder or paprika
  • Coffee-cup measure ketchup
  • 3 tbsp yogurt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • Salt to taste
  • Chicken shish tawook recipe from a friend on Sho Tabkhin Al-Youm:
  • Esraa Salem Al-Sammak
  • Click Esraa’s name to visit her page and discover her recipes
  • For more delicious chicken recipes see: How to make chicken kofta

Method

  1. Wash the chicken well and let it drain.
  2. Mix all ingredients with the cubed chicken and leave to marinate for at least 6 hours.
    Timers: 360 min
  3. After marinating, either pan-fry the shish tawook in a little oil, bake it in a tray, or thread onto skewers and grill over charcoal.

Notes and serving ideas

  • How to make chicken kofta
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