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Old 14-04-2009, 22:25
adam7777
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I love chicken kebabs from my local takeaway , now i would love to make my own homemade ones .

When i have them from my takeaway , the chicken is not just plain , it has a lovely flavour , i'm not sure if it has been marinated or somthing . It's not the flavour from the grill and it is not chicken tikka .

If i make them myself and just put pieces of chicken on a skewer and then on a grill to cook , it will have no flavour - it will just be plain .

I need some help on what to / how to flavour the chicken .

Please help me!

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Old 14-04-2009, 22:57
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I'd say marinate the chicken in some chilli sauce and tabasco sauce mixed together and leave it for a while before cooking the chicken. The only I get in my local take-away have a chilli taste off of them.
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Old 14-04-2009, 23:05
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Cut your chicken into 1" chunks,

for a teriyaki style:
1 tbsp sunflower oil
5 tbsp soy sauce
5 tbsp mirrin or dry sherry
1 tbsp caster sugar
1" fresh root ginger, peeled & finely grated
2 crushed garlic cloves

for a satay style:
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp clear honey
1/4 tbsp ground cumin
1/4 tbsp ground coriander

for cajun style:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp ground cumin

Mix all together & add chicken, cover and leave in fridge ideally overnight or for a few hours. Thread chicken onto skewers and grill, brushing the remaining marinade over as they cook.
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Old 14-04-2009, 23:08
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A clasic marinade for chicken is lemon, oregano, paprika and olive oil - so simple but delicious.
You can also experiment with tastes you like - honey, wholegrain mustard and garlic is good or soy, ginger and honey, or yoghurt, cumin, garlic and chilli - any flavour combo that compliments a mild meat or fish dish will work (ooh, lime, chilli and coriander is great! too - just remembered!).
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Old 15-04-2009, 03:47
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As with the post above there are variations on the style of kebab. Does your takeaway do a Mediterranean style or more of an Indian style?

A simple Mediterranean style could just be a marinade of garlic, chilli and lemon juice.
An Indian style may include marinating the chicken in yoghurt and spices.

I remeber knocking up a quick version using cornflour, water/milk and some tandoori & curry powder. It turned out quite good.
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Old 15-04-2009, 09:25
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I too love a nice chicken shish and have never been able to replicate it BUT that makes a good excuse for a takeaway
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Old 15-04-2009, 10:30
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wow!

some really nice idea's and i will definately be trying some of them , going to buy some ingredients today .

Thanks alot for the idea's.
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Old 15-04-2009, 16:26
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Enjoy your kebabs!!
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Old 15-04-2009, 16:36
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When I make chicken kebabs I marinate my chicken in peri peri sauce overnight. I then put mushrooms, peppers, cherry tomatoes, chicken, red onion on the kebabs. Lovely!
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Old 15-04-2009, 18:16
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My local take away puts too much peppers into their kebabs. The last time I had one I woke up during the night convinced I was having a heart attack. It was, of course, only severe heartburn
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