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Chicken skewers
Instructions
Marinade
Chicken skewers
Tip
If you are using wooden skewers, it is a good idea to soak them in water for at least 30 minutes and preferably a few hours before adding the pieces of meat and vegetable. This prevents them from accidentally catching fire on the grill. If you forget to soak them beforehand, you can let them soak for just 30 minutes. Do not worry that you will have to wait a bit before putting meat and vegetables on the skewers; you are simply giving the marinade more time to work, making the skewers even more intense in flavour. If you prefer not to eat your grilled chicken and vegetable skewers while they are on the skewers, you can take them off after grilling and use them as delicious filling in wraps. Try using homemade flatbread, perhaps with a bit of earthy hummus or bean dip to complement the spiced honey and garlic marinade and give your chicken skewer dinner wraps a creamy mouthfeel.
Questions about chicken skewers
With our easy BBQ chicken skewer recipe, making tasty grill treats is simple as well as quick. To learn more about chicken skewers, read our answers to the most frequently asked questions about them below.
Ingredients
Marinade
Whole cumin seed | 2 tsp |
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Coarse salt | ¾ tsp |
Garam masala | 2 tsp |
Big garlic cloves, crushed | 2 |
Concentrated tomato purée | 2 tbsp |
Honey | 2 tsp |
Olive oil | 3 tbsp |
Chicken skewers
Chicken tenderloin, rinsed | 500 g |
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Green courgettes | 100 g |
Red onions | 2 |
Red pepper | 1 |
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Marinated chicken skewers with vegetables
Made with alternating pieces of chicken, purple onion, red pepper, and green courgette, these delectable chicken skewers are wonderfully colourful. The mild meat and vegetables are covered with an aromatic marinade that ensures a flavourful and juicy eating experience. They are sure to be a hit with children and adults alike and to delight at any barbeque.
When cooked on the barbeque, the skewers gain decorative grill markings and get a great char on that creates a wonderful crispiness to complement their juicy, tender qualities. When the onion and pepper are grilled, they gain a lovely sweetness as their surface lightly caramelises.
Cumin, garam masala, and honey marinade
The marinade is the end all be all of the skewers. So, using the right ingredients will ensure perfectly marinated chicken skewers. Cumin has a rich, earthy flavour with bright citrussy notes. The spice is great at adding depth and making other flavours pop, including the tangy-sweet tomato purée, the aromatic garlic, and the Indian garam masala used in this BBQ chicken skewer marinade. Garam masala is a warm, savoury, and fragrant spice blend with many layers of flavour. It adds a complex sweetness, warmth, and floral notes to the homemade marinade.
The black pepper in the spice blend as well as the marinade adds a bit of peppery heat that ensures these honey garlic chicken skewers are perfectly balanced and have a complex flavour profile. When they are cooked and lightly charred on the grill, the marinade gains a smoky quality that makes it deliciously perfect.
Perfectly grilled chicken skewer side dishes
Sticky honey chicken skewers taste great with a fresh salad on the side to brighten things up. If grilling makes you dream of delightful summer holidays, an exotic, invigorating couscous salad with fresh mint, juicy watermelon, and salty salad cheese is a great choice.
Add your own touch
Though our simple chicken skewer marinade is certainly flavourful, you might like to turn up the heat by making it spicier. Use, for example, fresh chilli, dried chilli, or spicy seasoning like chilli powder. Be mindful that many chilli powders contain a variety of different spices though which may affect the overall flavour.
For a BBQ marinade, smoky flavours work very well. As such, dried chipotle chillis or cayenne pepper will be great choices. You can also give it a citrusy vibe by adding the juice and zest of one lime or lemon, adding a tangy, refreshing flavour to the marinade. For a Thai-inspired touch, add 1-2 tablespoons of fish sauce, the juice and zest of one lime as well as some fresh basil or coriander.