These Chinese chicken skewers are easy to make and are packed full of flavour. The recipe makes 4 skewers in total and they make the perfect lunch or dinner. You can also grill or barbecue the skewers if you like and serve with rice or salad.

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Chinese Chicken Skewers

Chicken skewers in a Chinese style marinade with peppers and red onion

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  

Chinese Marinade

• 2 tbsp Lemon juice
• 2 tbsp Light soy
• 2 tbsp Honey
• 2 tbsp Mirin
• 1 1/2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
• 1 1/2 tbsp Oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp Sriracha
• 1/4 cup Tomato ketchup
• 1/2 tsp Sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp Garlic granules
• 1/2 tsp Ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice

Ingredients

• 2 Chicken breasts (cut into chunks)
• 1 Red pepper (cut into chunks)
• 1 Green pepper (cut into chunks)
• 1 Yellow pepper (cut into chunks)
• 1 Red onion (cut into chunks)

To Serve

• Long grain rice

Instructions

 

• Heat oven to gas mark 5/190℃/375℉ and line a baking tray with grease proof paper. Add the lemon juice, light soy, honey, mirin, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, sriracha, ketchup, sesame oil, garlic granules, ground ginger and Chinese 5 spice to a mixing bowl. Add the chicken and toss until well combined.
• Using 4 skewers add the chicken, onion and peppers alternating between each until the skewers are almost full (leave space on each end to hold and be able to turn the skewers.
• Place on the baking tray and cook for 30 minutes until cooked through, turning and adding more marinade after every 10 minutes of cooking (if you like your skewers with a little char then remove from the oven after 25 minutes and cook for 5 minutes in a large frying pan at medium temperature, turning frequently). Serve alongside rice or salad.

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