Turkish Spicy Chicken Kebabs
"Moderator note : Main ingredient in this recipe is not listed. This is a dish from Maa Dagdevien, the "go to guy" for Turkish barbeque. The aleppo pepper can be substituted with 1/8 tsp. dried cayenne and 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika. Aleppo pepper is popular in Istanbul , if you have an international market near you, check it out. Its always a hit at outdoor cookouts. Feel free to adjust cayenne and use crushed red peppers if HOT isn't to your liking"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (118 g)
- Calories 103.4
- Total Fat - 7.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 1 g
- Cholesterol - 1.4 mg
- Sodium - 787.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
- Sugars - 2.8 g
- Protein - 3.9 g
- Calcium - 59.2 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 38 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Mix Aleppo peppers (or paprika & cayenne) with 1 T. warm water, let stand about 5 min, mix into a paste.
Step 2
Combine yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, tomato paste, kosher salt and black pepper in a bowl, stir in Aleppo paste.
Step 3
Add garlic and lemon slices; reserve about 1/3 cup of marinade to glaze kabobs , add chicken; cover & chill 1 hr. or overnight.
Step 4
Remove chicken from marinade, discard marinade, place chicken on skewers , grill, baste with reserved marinade, grill until golden brown and cooked through
Step 5
Turn skewers occasionally 10-12 minutes total.
Step 6
Serve with lemon wedges and your favorite side.
Tips
No special items needed.