🇸🇾 Syria
Shish Taouk
In Damascus and Aleppo, taouk is restaurant craft: redder, spicier, and stacked over bread that catches every drip.
🔪 Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 15 min📈 Difficulty: Easy
Cooking for
4 people
✨ What makes it special
Tomato paste and Aleppo pepper stain the marinade red; often finished with a butter baste on the grill.
Ingredients
- 800 gchicken thighs, cubed
- 3 tbspyogurt
- 2 tbsptomato paste
- 1 tbspAleppo pepper
- 5 clovesgarlic
- 1 tspseven-spice
- 50 gbutter, melted
Method
- 1
Whisk yogurt, tomato paste, garlic, and spices; marinate the chicken overnight.
- 2
Skewer and grill over glowing coals, brushing with melted butter.
- 3
Turn until the edges blister deep red and the centers stay juicy.
- 4
Serve over bread with grilled tomato, onion, and biwaz parsley.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 4