Orange Chicken Kebabs

I always wanted to make kebabs myself and when I saw this recipe at Noobcook, I immediately copied the recipe to my never ending “to cook list”. I made these Orange Chicken Kebabs a few days ago, they were very easy to put together. I loved the hint of orange in the chicken even though the chicken was marinated for half an hour instead of 8 hours like the recipe called for. I don’t have a grill pan so I just popped the chicken in the microwave and grilled them. They turned out good!!!


Ingredients (Serves 2 - makes approximately 10 sticks of kebabs)

A) Main ingredient
220g skinless/boneless chicken breast meat (or fillet)

B) marinade:
1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest

30 ml orange juice

1 tbsp brown sugar

3/4 tbsp light soy sauce

1.5 tsp grated ginger

1.5 tsp rice wine vinegar

1/2 tsp sesame oil

C) Optional foods (to thread with chicken)

1 medium sized bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1 inch squares

pineapple, cut into 1 inch cubes

Directions
1. Combine the ingredients for the marinade in a ziplock food bag or food bowl. Seal bag or cover bowl.
2. Cut chicken into 1.5 inch cubes and add to marinade in container. Mix well. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours, turning the chicken pieces occasionally.
3. Remove chicken cubes from bag/bowl and drain, reserving marinade. Thread chicken and the foods at (C) on skewers, alternating pieces. Brush the remaining marinade over the threaded kebabs.
4. Oil grill pan or grease with cooking spray. Heat grill pan, and once hot, cook the kebab on each side for about 5-6 minutes each.
Notes::-

Use tongs to handle the kebabs when they are on the hot grill pan

.- If you’re using wooden skewers, soak them in hot water for 20 mins before skewering

.- If you are grilling a few batches, note that the cooking time may need to be adjusted (i.e. reduced) for the later batches as the grill pan gets hotter.