These coriander and lime chicken kebabs went down such a treat for my son's birthday celebrations (last year); I'm actually considering making them again as he turns a spectacular 5 years old on Monday.
You will need:
- 2 Cloves of garlic
- 2 Whole limes, one freshly juiced and zested for the marinade rub and the other, cut into wedges for serving
- A handful of coriander/cilantro, stalks and leaves (retain a few of the leaves for garnishing)
- 2 Spring onions, discard the trimmed ends and roughly chop the stalks
- 1 Tablespoon of fish sauce
- 1 Teaspoon of chilli infused olive oil (add an extra teaspoon for extra heat)
- chicken breast, cut into reasonably bitesized cubes
- 1 Red bell pepper, seeds and core removed, cut relatively to the same size as the chicken
- 1 Green bell pepper, seeds and core removed, cut relatively to the same size as the chicken
- 1 Large white onion, skinned and cut relatively to the same size as the chicken
Here's the How-To:
1. Cut and cube your bell peppers, onion and chicken into roughly the same sized chunks and place in to a large dish. Set this aside while you make the marinade.
2. Combine your garlic cloves, lime juice (and zest), coriander and spring onions and compress them down into your blender. It will fit into the small glass attachment used for blending nuts, etc.
3. Add in the fish sauce and the chilli infused olive oil and blend until you get a thick green sauce-like consistency.
It should look like this image above.
4. Pour your marinade over the chicken and the onion/pepper mix and thoroughly rub into all of your ingredients. Arrange you pieces randomly or in a repeating pattern onto skewers. The ingredients used made 6 skewers.
5. You can leave this to set in the fridge for 1 hour or simply cook straight away (as I have done). Yes, that's right. In the oven, preheated at 200C, for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
6. I grilled mine off for 5 minutes at the end to get that authentic charred look. Serve with lime wedges and a sprinkling of fresh coriander/cilantro leaves for that finishing touch.
Someone can't wait to get their hands on those skewers. I didn't add any salt to this recipe but feel free to add a pinch of salt and black pepper to the mix for the extra kick in flavour and heat.
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TS.
