Shish Tawook

Ingredients

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  1kg

• Greek yogurt

  Plain, whole fat

  ½ cup or 120g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  ¼ cup or 61g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  ¼ cup or 54g

• Garlic

  Raw

  6 cloves, minced or 18g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Paprika

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  ¾ tsp or 2g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp, leaves or 0.5g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 0.9g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

Directions

1. In a large bowl, add the ingredients for the marinade (yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, tomato paste, all the seasoning and salt/pepper) and whisk to combine.
2. Place the chicken cubes in the same bowl and coat the chicken in the marinade. Cover, and let rest/marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
3. Thread the chicken on skewers right before grilling. Add one wedge of onions to each skewer, if desired.
4. Grill on medium heat for 5-8 minutes per side.
5. Serve with pita bread, lettuce and garlic sauce, if desired.
6. Recipe by: Yumna Jawad (source: https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/shish-tawook/)