Turkish Chicken Kebabs (Tavuk Şiş)
Baked Turkish chicken kebabs are soft, juicy and flavorful thanks to a simple chicken marinade.
INGREDIENTS
- 500 g chicken thighs (or chicken breast)
Marinade:
- 3 tablespoons yogurt (Greek or natural yogurt)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 3 cloves garlic mashed
INSTRUCTIONS
- Dice the chicken in about 1-inch pieces. Remove the bones if you are using bone-in chicken thighs.
- Mix all the marinade ingredients in a bowl.
- Put the diced chicken in the marinade, give it a good stir. Cover and keep it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour (overnight is the best).
- Soak wooden skewers for 30 minutes so that they don’t burn in the oven.
- Preheat the oven at 400℉ / 200℃.
- Thread the chicken pieces on skewers.
- Place the chicken skewers on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. (Please see the note below).
- Bake them for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, flip them over and bake for another 10 minutes.
NOTES
- Chicken thighs (bones removed) are the best type of chicken to make skewers. They give the softest and juiciest result. But chicken breast is okay too.
- Marinating chicken overnight will give you the best result. But if you don’t have that much time, marinate at least 1 hour.
- If you are using wooden skewers, remember to soak them in water for an hour. This is very important.
- You can place the chicken skewers on a parchment paper lined baking paper. But if you want to give a grill effect, you have two options: 1)Put a cooling rack on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and place the skewers on it. 2)Use a baking pan and place the skewers on the edges so that they don’t touch the pan. This is what we do in this recipe. Please see the pictures in the post content above.
- You can add tomatoes and green peppers in the pan so that they bake at the same time.
- If you are after a dairy-free marinade, leave the milk out and add in 2 tablespoon lemon juice. You will still have soft chicken kebabs.
NUTRITION
Calories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 1260mgPotassium: 237mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1220IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
ADDITIONAL INFO
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