Chicken Kebabs with Grilled Corn Salad, Chipotle Sour Cream Dressing
Chicken kebabs with grilled corn salad, chipotle sour cream dressing
Recipe
8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, sliced in 4
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon English mustard powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon onion granules
¼ teaspoon salt
Few grinds pepper
Oil for brushing
Place the chicken in a bowl. Mix the smoked paprika, mustard, garlic, sugar, onion granules salt and pepper together. Take a teaspoon of the mixture out for the corn and mix the rest thoroughly in with the chicken. Allow to marinate for a few hours in the fridge. Thread onto skewers. Alternatively you can rub the whole thighs with the spice mixture.
Cider spritz
200ml dry cider
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
Place in a pan and boil to reduce by half. Place in a spritz bottle if you have one.
Brush the kebabs with oil and grill for 3 minutes each side on high barbecue heat. Spritz or brush with the cider mixture as you grill and turn.
Grilled corn salad
2 corn on the cob
Oil for brushing
Salt
Teaspoon spice rub
1 leek, split and washed
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
Brush the corn with oil and season with salt. Grill until scorched all over. Remove niblets and season with the spice mix.
Brush the leek with oil and grill on both sides for a couple of minutes each side. Season with salt and then chop and mix into the corn with the vinegar. Season to taste.
Chipotle Sour cream
200ml sour cream
1 teaspoon chipotle chilli paste
Salt to taste
Whisk together and serve on the side.
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