Marinated Chicken and Chouriço Kabobs

Marinated Chicken and Chouriço Skewers

It’s been said that in Canada there are two seasons – winter and patio. Well folks…it’s grill time!

To be honest, for Nelson, every season is grilling season. He even keeps a shovel at the back door so he can shovel a path to the bbq all winter long (and it’s a long season in Canada). But there’s something special about the first few barbecued meals of spring. There’s something in the air, I think. Heck, we’re even seeing our neighbours out and about again–as if we’re all coming out from hibernation.

Yesterday was going to be a fairly busy day for us so Nelson made the marinade early and left the chicken soaking in it to absorb all those yummy flavours while we went about our day.

Now, there’s definitely nothing wrong with chicken kabobs on the bbq (the marinade takes it from chicken to  chickyum. But something amazing happens when you add in Portuguese sausage (called chouriço). Add flames…and bam!

We enjoyed the kabobs with a tossed salad and home-made dressing. Simple and simply delicious. Daniel says, “Yum!” Enough said. We hope you enjoy.

Marinated Chicken and Chouriço Kabobs

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

These Marinated chicken and chouriço are juicy, full of flavour and delicious!

Author: Nelson Cardoso

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: North American

Serves: 10 skewers

Ingredients

• 2.5 lbs of skinless boneless chicken breasts cut in large pieces
• ¾ lbs Portuguese chouriço diced into thin wheels
• 5 cloves of garlic minced
• 2 tsp fresh chopped thyme
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tsp coarse sea salt
• 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 2 limes squeezed
• ¾ cups dry white wine
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 10 to 12 skewer sticks

Instructions

1. In a large, whisk together everything except the chicken to combine all ingredients well.
2. Add chicken pieces and mix very well to coat all. Make sure chicken is submerged in the marinade.
3. Refrigerate for at least two hours.
4. While the chicken is marinating, place the skewer stick soaking in water
5. Slice the chouriço into 1.5 cm wheels
6. Start up the grill and make sure it's hot. I usually set mine to medium and close the lid.
7. While the grill is heating up, prepare the skewers alternating between chouriço wheels and the chicken cubes.
8. Before grilling brush the grill with vegetable oil to prevent the meat from sticking.
9. Lay the skewers on the hot grill and close the lid.
10. After about 2 or 3 minutes, open the lid and flip the skewers ½ way to start cooking the other side.
11. Continue to rotate the skewers every 2 to 3 minutes until all for sides are are cooked.
12. Close the lid after each rotation to keep the BBQ hot.
13. The chicken should look seared on the outside and completely cooked on the inside (I usually pull our a tester piece to check)
14. Cooking time varies between 12 and 15 minutes.

Notes

Always handle raw chicken carefully and avoid leaving it out raw for extended periods of time. Discard the leftover marinade. This simple caution will keep everyone safe from salmonella bacteria.
I use a propane BBQ in this instructions.

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