Freshly Ground Pepper Chicken Skewers
Comments: Preparation time : 15 minutes
Serve these over a bed of rice or small green romaine plettuce leaves, garnished with cucumber slices or wedges, and mint sprigs.
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 1/2 pounds [680 g] chicken whites
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] apricot jam
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] fish sauce
  • Juice and grated rind of 2 limes
  • 4 skewers
  • If using wooden skewers, leave skewers to soak into water for 30 minutes.
  • Cut chicken whites into i-inch [2.5 cm] cubes.
  • Into a shallow glass dish, mix together freshly ground black pepper, kosher salt, apricot jam, garlic cloves, fish sauce and lime juice.
  • Reserving a little of grated lime rind to garnish, mix remaining grated lime rind into marinade.
  • Mix marinade ingredients into a sticky paste.
  • Add chicken white cubes, stirring until well coated.
  • Preheat barbecue to high intensity, then lower temperature to medium.
  • Meanwhile, evenly thread chicken cubes onto skewers.
  • Grill for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until chicken cubes are no longer pink inside.