Saffron Chicken Skewers

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Saffron Chicken Skewers

Recipes
4
Servings
24 Min
Prep/Cook Time

Ingredients
2 lb	ROCKY® Free Range Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Filets
	Wooden Skewers, about 20
1/2 cup	Yogurt Cheese
2 tbsp	milk
1/2 tsp	Saffron Threads, crushed
2	Lemons, 1 juiced, 1 thinly sliced
1 tbsp	Fresh Ginger, peeled and grated
2 tbsp	Finely Ground Pistachios
1/4 tsp	Ground Cumin
1 tsp	Salt
1/2 tsp	Black Pepper

Ingredients

2 lb

ROCKY® Free Range Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Filets

Wooden Skewers, about 20

1/2 cup

Yogurt Cheese

2 tbsp

milk

1/2 tsp

Saffron Threads, crushed

Lemons, 1 juiced, 1 thinly sliced

1 tbsp

Fresh Ginger, peeled and grated

2 tbsp

Finely Ground Pistachios

1/4 tsp

Ground Cumin

1 tsp

Salt

1/2 tsp

Black Pepper

Method
1	Yogurt cheese? It’s simple but needs some time to create. Place a colander over a deep bowl, line colander with several layers of cheesecloth. Place 1 cup Plain Yogurt on cheesecloth, fold cheesecloth over yogurt. Take a small saucepan lid and set on top, place a small can of tomatoes or any canned product of your choice (16 oz.) on the lid. Put in refrigerator overnight, 8 hours. Voila, when you take the bowl out of the fridge and unwrap the cheesecloth you will have the 1/2 cup of yogurt cheese needed for this recipe. Should be the consistency of cream cheese. Basically all you did was remove the whey from the yogurt.
2	Combine milk and saffron in a small saucepan. Over low heat, warm the milk. Doesn’t need to simmer or boil, just warm. Let stand 5 minutes.
3	Once milk has come back to room temperature, place milk mixture, yogurt cheese, lemon juice, ginger, ground pistachios, cumin, salt and pepper in a sealable bag. Add chicken strips, seal, toss to coat and marinate for 2-3 hours, turning occasionally.
4	While chicken is marinating, soak skewers in water.
5	Right before pulling chicken from refrigerator, clean and season your grill rack with oil. Preheat grill to medium high heat.
6	Remove chicken from bag and discard marinade. On each skewer, thread 1 chicken strip.
7	Place skewers on prepared hot grill. Grill 7-8 minutes on each side or until chicken is done and internal temperature reaches 165° checked with an instant read thermometer.

Method

Yogurt cheese? It’s simple but needs some time to create. Place a colander over a deep bowl, line colander with several layers of cheesecloth. Place 1 cup Plain Yogurt on cheesecloth, fold cheesecloth over yogurt. Take a small saucepan lid and set on top, place a small can of tomatoes or any canned product of your choice (16 oz.) on the lid. Put in refrigerator overnight, 8 hours. Voila, when you take the bowl out of the fridge and unwrap the cheesecloth you will have the 1/2 cup of yogurt cheese needed for this recipe. Should be the consistency of cream cheese. Basically all you did was remove the whey from the yogurt.

Combine milk and saffron in a small saucepan. Over low heat, warm the milk. Doesn’t need to simmer or boil, just warm. Let stand 5 minutes.

Once milk has come back to room temperature, place milk mixture, yogurt cheese, lemon juice, ginger, ground pistachios, cumin, salt and pepper in a sealable bag. Add chicken strips, seal, toss to coat and marinate for 2-3 hours, turning occasionally.

While chicken is marinating, soak skewers in water.

Right before pulling chicken from refrigerator, clean and season your grill rack with oil. Preheat grill to medium high heat.

Remove chicken from bag and discard marinade. On each skewer, thread 1 chicken strip.

Place skewers on prepared hot grill. Grill 7-8 minutes on each side or until chicken is done and internal temperature reaches 165° checked with an instant read thermometer.

Saffron Chicken Skewers

Ingredients

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