Can’t wait to get the BBQ out! Actually, I won’t be touching the BBQ. Chris won’t let me (I’m good with that!). But I can’t wait to eat BBQ food like these chicken skewers (or these Thai fish cake skewers or these lamb souvlaki kebabs, or even the chicken tikka masala that Chris cooks on the BBQ < bbq’d chicken tikka is another level!). These honey garlic chicken skewers are an absolute favourite with everyone. Lewis will even eat the onion (notorious onion finder and remover) as they take on that lovely honey-garlic flavour.
What do we need?
How to make these chicken kebabs
Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.
Pro tips for perfect kebabs
Skewers:
You can use wooden or metal skewers.
Greek Potato Hash Panzanella Salad with Saganaki Veggie Matchstick Fries Vegetarian Buddha Bowls Peach and Pineapple Salsa Dark ’n’ Stormy - Chris and I LOVE this cocktail to go with any BBQ situation
Metal skewers can actually help the chicken to cook faster, as the metal heats up and helps to cook the meat from the inside. However they’re HOT and they retain their heat for longer - so be careful not to burn yourself. Wooden skewers can still be hot during cooking but they don’t conduct heat within the chicken pieces and they don’t retain their heat for as long. If you’re using wooden skewers, soak them in water for an hour before using. This will help to prevent them from burning during cooking.
Even pieces:
Try to keep the size of the pieces of chicken even, and ideally make the chicken pieces slightly larger than the chunks of pepper and onion. The chicken requires longer cooking than the peppers and onion, and the chicken needs to be in contact with the griddle or BBQ all the time. If you have small pieces of chicken and large pieces of pepper, the pepper will char and the chicken will be undercooked.
Spacing:
Don’t squash the meat and vegetables together on the skewers. Leaving a tiny bit of space between each will allow a bit of airflow during cooking and will help the heat to penetrate better - meaning they’ll cook more evenly.
Check the chicken!
Always check the chicken is cooked by slicing into a larger piece and ensuring it’s piping hot and no longer pink in the middle. Check up and down the skewers to ensure the chicken looks evenly cooked throughout. If you’re still finding the chicken is pink and the veggies are starting to look overcooked, you can finish in a hot oven, covered in foil for 5-10 minutes (to prevent the chicken from drying out). You shouldn’t need to to this. Out of the many times, I’ve made chicken skewers, I’ve only needed to do this once because I cut the chicken pieces too big.
Watch how to make it:
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