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Soy-Sesame Chicken Skewers
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Soy-Sesame Chicken Skewers

Chicken skewers in a soy, sesame oil and honey marinade — juicy and sweet-salty for the grill

⏱ 1 hr 20 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona
🥩 Meat
Versions:Original🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the honey, olive oil, soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil, ginger and black pepper and coat the chicken in the mixture.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Cover and marinate in the fridge at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
    Refrigerator
  3. 3
    Soak the wooden skewers in water 20 minutes.
    ⚙ SoakingBowlSkewers
  4. 4
    Thread the chicken cubes onto the skewers.
    Skewers
  5. 5
    Heat a grill pan over high heat.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
  6. 6
    Grill the skewers 3–4 minutes per side, until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
    Stove
  7. 7
    Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the chicken and serve with bread and a dipping sauce.
404calories
42 gprotein
11 gcarbs
21 gfat
● protein 42%● carbs 11%● fat 47%

Per serving (222 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Grill pan · Also works: Cast-iron pan (No grill marks) · Charcoal grill (Outdoors) · Broiler (Broiler)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Skewers · Also works: Grill basket (Grill basket) · Toothpick (For small bites)

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