Black Pepper and Garlic Chicken Skewers
Black Pepper and Garlic Chicken Skewers
These chicken skewers are a great appetizer! You can either use chicken breast or thigh when making these. It's really about your personal preference. For optimal flavor, let the chicken marinate overnight. If you don't want these to have spice, omit the green chilli. If you want them to be spicier, add in another chilli. These can be grilled as well if you don't want to turn your oven on. They will take about 12-15 minutes on a charcoal grill. Make sure to turn them every few minutes so they cook evenly.Let's talk about using yogurt as a marinade. Not only does it add a richness to the chicken, it also acts as a tenderizer. Have you ever had fried chicken that was soaked in buttermilk before it gets dredged in flour? Same concept as marinating in yogurt. If you marinated bone in chiicken pieces in this marinade and them dredged your chicken in curry powder seasoned flour, you will have some spectacular Indian style fried chicken.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs Cut into bite sized pieces
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 green chilli finely chopped
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1 1/2 tsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
- 1/2 tsp white peppercorns
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Add black and white peppercorns to a spice grinder and GRIND! Mix the peppercorn mix with the cardamom and garam masala. Set aside.
- Mix the yogurt with corn starch, minced garlic, and the green chilli.
- Add in the rest of the spices. Mix thoroughly.
- Add in the chicken. Make sure tha all the pieces are coated with the marinade. Marinate for 4 hours, preferably overnight.
- Make sure that your skewers hav soaked fr at least 30 minutes. Skewer up the chicken. Preheat you oven to 400 degrees. Place the skewers on a rack on a baking sheet lined with foil.
- Cook the chicken skewers for 20-22 minutes, flipping them half way through the cooking process.
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