Shish Tawook Rooster – The Lemon Bowl®

Shish Tawook hen, a conventional Lebanese dish, turns into juicy and tender from a easy marinade of recent lemon juice and garlic.

If I may eat one meals each single day for the remainder of my life, it could be Lebanese food, definitely. Shish Tawook Rooster (additionally spelled shish taouk), a local dish of Lebanon and Syria, is marinated hen breasts which can be typically grilled on skewers. Since we reside in Michigan the place the grill is roofed in snow 75% of the 12 months, for a lot of the 12 months we sauté the hen in a pan with a bit olive oil. I’ve additionally broiled the hen within the oven which works properly, too.

Components

• Rooster breasts: Giant, moist, and meaty a part of the hen that’s simply accessible and reasonably priced. Rooster thighs would work as properly.
• Lemon juice: Vibrant and acidic, it really works as an excellent pure tenderizer for meat.
• Lemon zest: Recent, intense citrus taste with none of the bitterness.
• Garlic: Nutty, earthy, and robust taste that pairs properly with lemon.
• Olive oil: An excellent addition to any marinade so as to add quantity to assist coat the hen.

Tips on how to Make Shish Tawook Rooster

Begin your Shish Tawook Rooster through the use of a microplane to freshly grate your garlic into a big bowl.

Subsequent drizzle within the olive oil.

Then, utilizing a zester or microplane, freshly zest one lemon into the bowl.

Juice the identical lemon used to zest, and add it to the bowl.

Add in some salt and pepper for style, then give it a bit whisk.

Add your cubed hen to the bowl, and stir till evenly coated within the marinade. Let sit within the fridge for a minimum of 20 minutes, however you would do that the night time earlier than as properly.

When able to cook dinner, preheat a big skillet over medium excessive warmth and add a little bit of olive oil. Add the hen together with any remaining marinade to the pan, and cook dinner till evenly brown.

Serve your Shish Tawook Rooster garnished with recent parsley, and luxuriate in!

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