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Turkish Chicken Kebabs

Name: Turkish Chicken Kebabs
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 102 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt; 6 cloves garlic , minced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice , or more to taste; 2 tablespoons ketchup; 1 tablespoon Aleppo red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon paprika; 0.13 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2.5 pounds boneless , skinless chicken thighs, halved; 4 longs metal skewers

Total Time

2h 5m

23m prep · 102m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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This chicken kebab recipe uses a flavorful, yogurt-based marinade. I'd like to think that all the chicken coming off American grills this summer will be as tasty, juicy, and tender as these. Even inexperienced grillers can produce impressive results! It's loosely based on a lamb marinade I've used for a long time.

Ingredients

1 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt
6 cloves garlic , minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice , or more to taste
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon Aleppo red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1.5 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
0.13 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2.5 pounds boneless , skinless chicken thighs, halved
4 longs metal skewers

Instructions

1

Whisk yogurt, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, ketchup, red pepper flakes, salt, cumin, black pepper, paprika, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
2

Place chicken thigh halves into the yogurt marinade and coat them thoroughly on all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 2 to 8 hours.
3

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
4

Using 2 skewers for each kebab, thread half of the chicken thighs onto each pair of skewers making a fairly thick "log" shape.
5

Place kebabs on the preheated grill. Do not try to turn them until they begin to unstick from the grill, 3 or 4 minutes. Turn kebabs and grill the other side for 3 to 4 minutes. Continue cooking and turning until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 6 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).