Shish Tawook Recipe (Middle Eastern Grilled Chicken Skewers)
This authentic Shish Tawook recipe (aka Shish Taouk) features tender, juicy chicken that’s marinated in a mixture of spiced yogurt, lemon juice, and garlic, and then grilled to perfection. The result is moist, flavorful meat with garlicky, smoky spiced flavor.
Servings 6 servings
Calories 221kcal
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 5 large cloves garlic crushed
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
Optional Additions:
- Chopped or sliced tomato
- Sliced cucumber
- Sliced onion
- Fresh parsley
- Flatbread
- Toum Lebanese Garlic Sauce
Instructions
- Whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice, oil, tomato paste, garlic, paprika, salt, allspice, cayenne pepper, and black pepper in a large bowl. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Cover the bowl and refrigerate at least 1 hour (or up to 24 hours).
- Thread the chicken onto skewers. I like to divide the chicken onto 6 skewers so each serving gets 1 skewer.
- Remove the chicken from the grill. Serve.
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Notes
- Net Carbs: 3g per serving
- Nutritional Information: The information this recipe was calculated for the marinated chicken only (not the optional additions).
- Soak Wooden Skewers: If you’re using wooden skewers to grill the chicken, soak them in water for 20 minutes before skewering the chicken.
- Other Ways to Cook This Chicken: If you don’t have an outdoor grill, you can use a grill pan inside. Alternatively, you can roast the chicken pieces in the oven at 400F for about 20 minutes.
- Recipe Inspiration: Recipe adapted slightly from the recipe in my cookbook An Edible Mosaic, published by Tuttle Publishing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1skewer | Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 128mg | Sodium: 556mg | Potassium: 441mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 494IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg