🇱🇧 Lebanon recipe

Shish Tawook

Lebanon's most popular grilled chicken, shish tawook features cubes of chicken breast marinated in a tangy mixture of yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, and tomato paste, then threaded onto skewers and grilled over charcoal until beautifully charred outside and impossibly juicy within.

Prep15 mins + 4 hrs marinate
Cook10 mins
Serves6
Difficultyeasy
Shish Tawook, a Lebanon dish

Ingredients

  • 1kg boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 3cm cubes
  • 150g plain full-fat yogurt
  • 60ml fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • Metal or soaked wooden skewers

Method

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Nutrition per serving

Calories
319
Protein
47 g
Carbs
7.9 g
Fat
16 g

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