Argentine Grilled Chicken Skewers

Pierre Dance's Note:

I found this one on line while I was putzing around. It sounded good and it seemed quick and easy so I gave it a shot. The flavor was marvelous. It lived up to my expectations.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 chicken breasts or 4 chicken thighs
• 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch squares
• 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch squares
• 2 yellow onions, cut into eighths
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• bamboo skewer
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika (www.worldspice.com has the real stuff)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh Mexican oregano
• kosher salt
• black peppercorns

Directions:

1. Soak the skewers for an hour.
2. Set charcoal alight.
3. In your handy mortar grind the Oil, Garlic, Paprika, Oregano, Salt, and Peppercorns.
4. Skin, debone, and de-fat the chicken.
5. Cut into 1/2 cubes.
6. Rinse, pat dry, stir into Marinade.
7. Coat well.
8. Thread the Onion, Chicken, Peppers, and Cherry Tomatoes alternately onto the skewers.
9. Grill over medium coals for 15-20 minutes'til everything is done.
10. This works well grilled over a hibachi or other small grill on a picnic.
11. Prepare everything at home and do the grilling at the picnic site.
12. It's almost as good cooked under the broiler at home.

Reviews

[Jodi Consoli]

Nice change from typical bbq chicken. The whole family enjoy it. I didn't have time to soak my skewers so I just cut thick strips of chicken and layed them across the grill so they wouldn't fall through. Even though the chicken wasn't bite size, there was still plenty of flavour.

[*Pixie*]

We really enjoyed these, very tasty and easy to make. I couldn't find any mexican oregano (probably can't get it here), so I had to use regular. Since I am always looking for ways to cut back on fat, I only used 3 tablespoons of olive oil instead of the half cup and I found that it coated all the meat and veggies quite well. I let them marinate with the garlic, oregano, paprika oil mixture for a little while to bring out the flavour. Very good skewers and legal for the South Beach diet. Thanks for sharing, Pierre.