{"id":18048,"date":"2014-06-30T22:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T02:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=18048"},"modified":"2022-03-07T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T21:00:49","slug":"chicken-souvlaki-recipe-greek-souvlaki-kebabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/chicken-souvlaki-recipe-greek-souvlaki-kebabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Souvlaki Recipe- Greek Souvlaki Kebabs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chicken-souvlaki.jpg\" alt=\"chicken-souvlaki\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chicken-souvlaki.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chicken-souvlaki-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best tasting chicken souvlaki, these are popular Greek fast food&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurants in my city-London, ON and I often dine at these restaurants. I order kebabs from Middle Eastern restaurants and Souvlaki from Greek or Mediterranean restaurants. I&#8217;d been waiting for Summer to make Souvlaki so that I can do outdoor grilling.<\/p>\n<p>Souvlaki resembles to kebabs and in making both cubed chicken or beef or lamb or other meat are used. However, the ingredients used in souvlaki is different from those used in kebabs. For marinating the meat while making souvlaki, dried oregano, mint, red wine vinegar and lemon juice are used. While in kebabs, more spice and less acid are added.<\/p>\n<p>I find souvlaki to be more flavorful and aromatic. It is very important that the meat has to be marinated for at least 30 minutes or overnight the better, so that the flavors will get into the meat.<\/p>\n<p>After marinating the chicken, it was inserted in skewers along with red pepper and was placed on the grill. As soon as the chicken started to grill, a nice aroma started to spread the whole backyard, it smelled so refreshing.<\/p>\n<p>I served the souvlaki along with couscous. This is in deed a healthy dish. You could even bake this, if you have a grill I would recommend grilling it, tastes much better.<\/p>\n<p>Recipe adopted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamieoliver.com\/recipes\/pork-recipes\/souvlaki-wicked-kebabs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamieoliver.com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamieoliver.com\/recipes\/pork-recipes\/souvlaki-wicked-kebabs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18050\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chicken-souvlaki1.jpg\" alt=\"chicken souvlaki\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chicken-souvlaki1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chicken-souvlaki1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chicken-souvlaki1-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation Pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marinated Chicken inserted in skewers along with red pepper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18052\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/marinated-chicken-souvlaki-.jpg\" alt=\"marinated chicken souvlaki\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the grill<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18053\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/souvlaki-grilling.jpg\" alt=\"souvlaki grilling\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/souvlaki-grilling.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/souvlaki-grilling-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/souvlaki-grilling-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/grilling-souvlaki.jpg\" alt=\"grilling souvlaki\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/grilling-souvlaki.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/grilling-souvlaki-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/grilling-souvlaki-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe mceNonEditable\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chicken-souvlaki.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Chicken Souvlaki Recipe- Greek Souvlaki<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Main<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Greek<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT30M\">30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT15M\">15 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT45M\">45 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For marinating chicken[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chicken breasts, thick cubes- 3 breasts (or use cubed beef or lamb)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Dried Oregano- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Fresh Mint leaves, minced- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garlic, grated- 2 cloves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Lemon juice- juice of 1 lemon<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Red wine vinegar- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground pepper- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- a few pinches<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Olive oil- 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Other ingredients[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Red pepper, cubed- 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Soak the wooden skewers in water for 15 minutes, this will prevent them from burning.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a bowl, combine the cubed chicken with all the above mentioned ingredients &#8220;for marinating chicken&#8221; cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or longer, or marinate it overnight.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Preheat the grill at medium-high heat.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Pat dry the soaked skewers.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Insert the marinated chicken into the skewer, alternate with cubed red pepper, leave enough space between the chicken and pepper so that the chicken will cook evenly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Grease the grill with non-stick cooking spray.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place the skewers on the grill, cover the grill and grill for 10 minutes or so, turning occasionally until all the sides are cooked evenly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If the chicken is turning brown fast without cooking inside, move it to the low heat area on the grill and cook.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve with rice, couscous or pita bread along with salad.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.2298<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best tasting chicken souvlaki, these are popular Greek fast food&#8230; There are a lot of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurants in my city-London, ON and I often dine at these restaurants. I order kebabs from Middle Eastern restaurants and Souvlaki from Greek or Mediterranean restaurants. I&#8217;d been waiting for Summer to make Souvlaki so &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[408,534,710,877,1288,91,419,562],"tags":[569,123],"class_list":["post-18048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicken-by-ingredient","category-grilling","category-healthy-recipes","category-high-proteinlow-carb","category-low-carb-recipes","category-main-dish-for-lunch-or-dinner","category-mediterranean-by-cuisine","category-mint","tag-grilled-chicken","tag-mediterranean","course-main","cuisine-greek"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}