Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
1 hour
Difficulty
Easy
Chicken breast is a familiar ingredient for many people but can be boring due to its dryness. To remedy this, you can try grilled chicken skewers – a grilled dish that is extremely delicious, tender, and simple. Let’s get started cooking with TasteVN to learn how to make grilled chicken skewers right away!
Ingredients for Grilled Chicken Skewers For 4 people
Chicken breast 300 gr Green bell pepper 1/2 piece Red bell pepper 1/2 piece Lettuce 100 gr (for serving) Cinnamon powder 1 teaspoon Five-spice powder 1 teaspoon Oyster sauce 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 1 teaspoon Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon MSG 1 teaspoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose quality chicken meat
- To buy quality chicken, you should choose those with moderate size and weight, thin skin, characteristic golden color, without bruises or blood clots, feeling smooth to the touch, good elasticity, and the meat inside should be naturally pink-red.
- You should avoid parts of the meat that are slightly pale, turning dark gray, feeling loose and slimy to the touch, as these are chickens that have died before being processed.
- If buying processed, pre-packaged meat, you should carefully observe the expiration date and packaging date. You should buy pre-prepared chicken at reputable markets, supermarkets, or at TasteVN supermarket chains nationwide.
How to choose fresh bell peppers
- You should choose peppers that are of moderate size, have bright colors, smooth and shiny skin, with a fresh stem; when held, they feel firm, indicating fresh bell peppers.
- You should avoid choosing peppers with cracked skin, many bruises, or missing stems, feeling a bit soft and mushy to the touch, as these are bell peppers that have been stored for too long and are no longer fresh.
Tools Required
Oven, spoon, bowl, plastic wrap, plate,…
How to Make Grilled Chicken Skewers
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Prepare the Ingredients
Remove the skin and fat from the chicken breast, wash it clean, drain, and cut it into bite-sized cubes.
Wash the bell peppers, soak them in a weak saltwater solution for about 5 minutes, then take them out and cut them into cubes like the chicken. For the lettuce, separate the leaves, wash them clean, and let them drain.
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Marinate the Chicken
Put the chopped chicken breast into a bowl, add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder, 1 teaspoon of five-spice powder, and 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce to keep the chicken fragrant when grilled.
Then, add 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate and 1 teaspoon of seasoning into the bowl with the chicken breast, and mix well. Next, cover it with plastic wrap and let it marinate for about 30 minutes for the spices to soak in.
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Grill the chicken skewers
You use skewers to alternate pieces of chicken breast and bell pepper, placing one piece of chicken followed by one piece of bell pepper, alternating different colors for visual appeal.
After that, you arrange each skewer of meat onto a tray and brush a thin layer of cooking oil on top.
Next, preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius for about 10 minutes. Place the skewers in the oven and grill at 180 degrees Celsius for about 20 minutes. When the meat is evenly cooked, transfer each skewer to a plate and garnish with fresh vegetables.
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Final product
So now you have beautiful and delicious grilled chicken skewers that are tender. With the chicken breast marinated well, grilled just right, it retains its sweetness combined with the strong aroma of bell peppers that will make you fall in love.
These grilled chicken skewers, when served with fresh vegetables and cucumbers dipped in chili sauce, are simply irresistible and worry-free about gaining weight!
TasteVN hopes that with the method of making grilled chicken skewers above, you will successfully create a new delicious dish from chicken breast that has a fragrant and appealing taste to delight the whole family!
