Air Fryer Shish Tawook

Ingredients

• 500 g chicken breast, in 3 cm cubes
• 3 tbsp yogurt
• 3 garlic cloves, grated
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp paprika (optional)
• ½ tsp oregano or thyme (optional)
• 1 capsicum, in chunks (optional)
• 1 onion, in chunks (optional)
• Arabic bread, to serve (optional)
• Salt, 2 tbsp oil

Steps

1. Whisk the yogurt, lemon juice, grated garlic, paprika, oregano or thyme, salt and oil together in a bowl until smooth.
2. Add the chicken breast cubes and mix until fully coated in the marinade.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight for deeper flavour, so the lemon and garlic tenderize the meat all the way through.
4. Cut the capsicum and onion into chunks similar in size to the chicken pieces.
5. Thread the marinated chicken onto short skewers alternating with capsicum and onion, or simply lay everything in a single layer in the basket, leaving space between pieces for air to circulate.
6. Preheat the air fryer to 200°C.
7. Air fry for 7 minutes, until the first side is starting to brown at the edges.
8. Turn the skewers over and air fry for the remaining 7 minutes (14 minutes total), until both sides are evenly browned and a thermometer inserted into the thickest piece reads 74°C.
9. Warm the Arabic bread briefly so it's soft and pliable.
10. Serve the skewers wrapped in the warm bread with garlic sauce on the side.

Tip: Wooden skewers? Soak them in water for 20 min first so they don’t scorch.

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Nutrition (per serving)

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