Classics · Greek

Souvlaki

Name: Souvlaki
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 800 g Boneless skinless chicken thighs; 60 ml Olive oil; 1 szt Lemon; 4 szt Garlic cloves; 2 łyżeczka Dried oregano; 1 łyżeczka Salt; 1 łyżeczka Black pepper; 1 szt Lemon to serve

Time

25'

+ 2h chilling

Diff.

easy

Kcal

520

/ serving

Servings

Gather 8 ingredients before cooking

Scale

Units

01 You'll need check when you have it

02 To finish last minute: ~60 min window

Step 01 of 06

Cut the meat

800 g

Cut boneless skinless chicken thighs (800 g) into ~3 cm cubes. Thighs work better than breast — they don't dry out on the grill and have more flavour.

Step 02 of 06

Make the marinade

60 ml

1 szt

4 szt

2 łyżeczka

1 łyżeczka

In a bowl mix olive oil (60 ml), juice from the whole lemon (1 szt), pressed garlic cloves (4 szt), dried oregano (2 łyżeczka), salt (1 łyżeczka) and black pepper (1 łyżeczka).

Step 03 of 06

Marinate

800 g

Add boneless skinless chicken thighs (800 g) to the marinade, mix so every piece is coated. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Tip

One hour minimum, but two is much better. Don't marinate longer than 8 hours — lemon starts to „cook” the meat and it turns rubbery.

Step 04 of 06

Skewer

800 g

Thread boneless skinless chicken thighs (800 g) tightly onto wooden skewers. Soak the wooden ones in water for 15 minutes first so they don't burn.

Step 05 of 06

Cook

800 g

Heat a 28 cm grill pan over high heat — no fat, the marinade is enough. Place skewers and cook 3-4 minutes per side, turning so each side browns. The meat should have dark brown grill marks.

Tip

Don't move the skewers for the first 3 minutes. If meat sticks to the pan, it's not ready to flip. It releases itself once browned.

Step 06 of 06

Serve

1 szt

Cut lemon to serve (1 szt) into wedges and serve next to the skewers. Everyone squeezes their own. Goes with pita, tzatziki and Greek salad.

Bon appétit

How did it turn out?

Enjoy — now it's a matter of patience and a good table.

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