Greek Chicken Souvlaki
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Recipe Category / Chicken and Turkey Greek chicken Souvlaki 20' 2 hours' 20' 4 1 Ηands on Hands off Cook Time Portion(s) Difficulty Ingredients 2 chickens, breast fillets 200 g brine souvlaki pita breads spring onion, finely chopped tomato, chopped lettuce, chopped olive oil For the poultry brine 550 ml water 1/2 lemon, cut in half 3 bay leaves 1/2 bunch parsley 1/2 tablespoon(s) thyme, dry 1 tablespoon(s) honey 35 g salt, coarse 2 clove(s) of garlic, with skin, crushed Method 1 tablespoon(s) peppercorns For the sauce Watch the video in sign language here. The secret ingredient in this recipe is the brine! 4 tablespoon(s) strained yogurt 1 tablespoon(s) mustard Preheat oven to 180* C (350* F) Fan. 1 tablespoon(s) honey Add all of the ingredients for the brine in a small saucepan. lime zest, of 1 lime (optional) Stir and bring to a boil. As soon as the mixture comes to a boil, remove from heat and 1 tablespoon(s) lime juice, of 1 lime set aside for 1 hour. After 1 hour, strain into a bowl. It should have cooled completely. Chop the chicken into small bite sized pieces and add them to the Poultry Brine. Let Διατροφικός πίνακας them soak for ½ an hour to 1 hour. Drain the chicken pieces and dry off with paper towels. All of the moisture needs to be drained. Thread chicken onto skewers. Nutrition information per portion Add a small amount of olive oil to a very hot pan. Brown the chicken on the skewers on all sides, about 3-4 minutes. 314 1.6 38.0 When they are browned, cook in the oven for 5 minutes. Calories 7.1 Saturated Total Carbs Place the pita bread in a baking pan. Drizzle with a very small amount of olive oil and (kcal) Total Fat (g) Fat (g) (g) season with salt and pepper. Cook in the oven for 5 minutes. Combine all of the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl. 16 % 10 % 8 % 15 % Present the chicken souvlaki on pita bread and serve with chopped tomatoes, lettuce and sauce. You can also try it with the tzatziki sauce! 16.0 23.0 1.7 1.5 Tip Sugars (g) Protein (g) Fibre (g) Sodium (g) Be careful not to let the chicken pieces soak in the poultry brine for too long because they 18 % 46 % 7 % 28 % will come out too salty!.