Name: Chicken Souvlaki
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 chicken breast fillets 200 g poultry brine pita bread (the thicker kind for souvlaki) your choice of vegetables (finely chopped spring onions, tomatoes and lettuce) olive oil For poultry brine: 550 ml water ½ lemon, cut in half 3 bay leaves ½ bunch parsley ½ teaspoon dry thyme or ½ bunch fresh thyme 1 tablespoon honey 35 g coarse salt (half or less can be fine salt) 2 cloves garlic, with skin, crushed 1 tablespoon black peppercorns For sauce: 4 tablespoons yogurt (preferably Greek) 1 tablespoon mustard 1 tablespoon honey grated zest of 1 lime (optional) 1 tablespoon lime juice

Chicken Souvlaki

30 minutes

Total

Time
4

Portion(s)
1

Difficulty
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Ingredients

2 chicken breast fillets
200 g poultry brine
pita bread (the thicker kind for souvlaki)
your choice of vegetables (finely chopped spring onions, tomatoes and lettuce)
olive oil

For poultry brine:

550 ml water
½ lemon, cut in half
3 bay leaves
½ bunch parsley
½ teaspoon dry thyme or ½ bunch fresh thyme
1 tablespoon honey
35 g coarse salt (half or less can be fine salt)
2 cloves garlic, with skin, crushed
1 tablespoon black peppercorns

For sauce:

4 tablespoons yogurt (preferably Greek)
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
grated zest of 1 lime (optional)
1 tablespoon lime juice

Method

The secret ingredient in this recipe is the brine!!!

Preheat oven to 180* C (350* F) Fan.
Add all of the ingredients for the brine in a small saucepan.
Stir and bring to a boil. As soon as the mixture comes to a boil, remove from heat and set aside for 1 hour. After 1 hour, strain into a bowl. It should have cooled completely.
Chop the chicken into small bite sized pieces and add them to the Poultry Brine. Let them soak for ½ an hour to 1 hour.
Drain the chicken pieces and dry off with paper towels. All of the moisture needs to be drained. Thread chicken onto skewers.
Add a small amount of olive oil to a very hot pan. Brown the chicken on the skewers on all sides, about 3-4 minutes.
When they are browned, cook in the oven for 5 minutes.
Place the pita bread in a baking pan. Drizzle with a very small amount of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook in the oven for 5 minutes.
Combine all of the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl.
Present the chicken souvlaki on pita bread and serve with chopped tomatoes, lettuce and sauce. You can also try it with the tzatziki sauce!