🇹🇷 Türkiye
Chicken Shish Kebab, made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
25 min2 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Whisk yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, paprika, and cumin in a bowl, then toss in the chicken, bell pepper, and onion.
- 2
Thread alternating pieces of marinated chicken, bell pepper, and red onion onto skewers.
- 3
Grill or broil over medium-high heat for 10-12 minutes, turning occasionally, until the chicken reaches 75°C.
🇹🇷 How it's eaten in Türkiye
In Turkey, it is often served wrapped in warm lavaş flatbread with sumac-dusted onions and fresh herbs.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- chicken breast, cut into 2.5 cm cubes,450 g
- red bell pepper, cut into chunks,1
Swap: frozen bell pepper chunks, 250 ml（no chopping needed）
- red onion, cut into chunks,1
- plain Greek yogurt,2 tbsp
- olive oil,1 tbsp
- lemon juice,1 tbsp
- garlic, minced,2 cloves
Swap: garlic powder, 1/2 tsp（pantry staple）
- paprika,1 tsp
- ground cumin,1 tsp
Authentic ingredients in Türkiye
- chicken thighs, cubed450 g
- plain whole-milk yogurt3 tbsp
- olive oil1 tbsp
- lemon juice1 tbsp
- garlic, minced3 cloves
- biber salçası (Turkish pepper paste)1 tbsp
- Aleppo pepper flake1 tsp
- ground cumin1 tsp
- bell pepper, chunked1
- red onion, chunked1
Optional authentic touch
Marinating the chicken overnight in yogurt tenderizes the meat deeply through lactic acid.
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