Description
Smoky Harissa chile paste gives these chicken skewers a delicious kick on the barbecue before being cooled down with a creamy herb-yogurt dipping sauce.
Ingredients
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Homemade Harissa (you will have more harissa than you need for this recipe)
- 1 red bell pepper
- 6-7 cayenne/chile/Anaheim peppers (you can use whatever assortment of red peppers you like)
- 2 chipotles en adobo sauce
- 1 tsp caraway seed
- 1 tsp cumin seed
- 1 tsp coriander seed
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Herb Yogurt Dipping Sauce
- 1 cup (240 ml) plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp chopped chives
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Instructions
First, make the harissa.
- Turn on broiler.
- Place bell pepper and cayenne peppers on baking sheet. Place under broiler and let broil until skins turn black.
- Turn peppers, and repeat, until all sides are charred.
- Heat pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the cumin seed, caraway seed, and coriander seeds, and toast until fragrant. This took me about 3-4 minutes.
- Place spices in spice grinder or mortar and pestle and grind the spices.
- Take stems off peppers, and remove seeds if you prefer, and place peppers in food processor. I left my seeds in.
- Add spices, garlic, and salt and turn food processor on low to puree the mixture.
- Add olive oil and continue to puree until smooth.
To make the yogurt sauce:
- Combine yogurt, parsley, cilantro, chives, garlic powder, and salt. Stir well to combine.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Cut chicken breasts into bite sized pieces.
- Toss with 1/2 cup of the harissa. Refrigerate 30 minutes, or up to overnight.
- Once you’re ready to cook, thread the chicken onto skewers. Depending on the size of your skewers, you will need 3-5 skewers. You don’t want to crowd the chicken.
- Heat grill to medium-high heat.
- Place chicken skewers on grill.
- Cook until chicken is cooked through, turning a few times, about 10-12 minutes total.
- Serve with herb yogurt dipping sauce.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 310