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Chicken Skewers with Oregano and Cinnamon

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 4 people
Course: Chicken
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gram chicken breast
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 4 tbsp dried oregano
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 12 bay leaves
  • some sherry tomatoes
  • 12 skewers (soaked)
  • salt and pepper

Equipment

  • BBQ

Method
 

  1. Preheat BBQ. Brush lemon. Grate the yellow from the lemon and squeeze the lemon. In a bowl mix the oil with lemon juice, lemon zest, minced garlic,oregano and the cinnamon.
  2. Cut the chicken in 1½ inch pieces add salt and pepper to taste and toss the chicken in the herb oil and let marinade for 30 minutes.
  3. Thread the pieces of chicken on the skewer with some cherry tomatoes and 1 bay leave in the middle. Put on BBQ for 8 - 10 minutes. Turn them around frequently and marinade them 1 more time.