Pomegranate and honey-glazed chicken skewers
These look very pretty. They make good picnic food, too. If I’m taking them on a picnic I usually make a little fresh marinade (don’t use the marinade in which the chicken has already been steeping; you must make fresh stuff) and brush the chicken skewers with it before packing them. It helps keep them moist. Don’t forget that wooden skewers need to be soaked in water in advance for about 30 minutes; this stops them burning on the griddle.
Ingrediënten
FOR THE MARINADE
- 2½ tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 150 ml 5fl oz olive oil, plus a little more to fry (optional)
- 1½ tbsp runny honey
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 3 tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- salt and pepper
FOR THE CHICKEN
- 8 skinless boneless chicken thighs
- ½ red onion cut wafer-thin (use a mandoline if you have one)
- bunch of coriander
- 15 g ½oz roughly chopped pistachios
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- pomegranate seeds to serve (optional)
Instructies
- Mix everything for the marinade together in a shallow dish.
- Cut the chicken into chunks, about 2cm (¾in) square.
- Put the chicken in the marinade, turning to coat, cover with cling film and leave in the fridge overnight.
- Bring to room temperature before cooking.
- Thread the chicken pieces on to skewers and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a griddle pan and cook the skewers over a medium heat, turning them to cook on all sides.
- If you don’t have a griddle pan, heat a little oil in a large frying pan and cook them in that.
- Either way, it takes about 10 minutes.
- Be careful not to burn the outside of the chicken before the inside is cooked (this is easily done because of the honey in the marinade).
- Adjust your heat accordingly.
- Toss the onion, coriander and pistachios lightly with the virgin oil and lemon.
- Season.
- Put the salad on a big platter.
- Put the hot skewers on the platter, too and scatter with pomegranate seeds (if using).
- A bowl of Greek yogurt, into which you have stirred some chopped mint leaves and crushed garlic, is lovely with this.
- Flatbread or bulgar wheat make good starchy side dishes.
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