Saffron chicken kebab

Mina Haghjoo

Ingredients

  • 750 grams boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 4 table spoons olive oil plus exta for tomatos
  • 1 lemon(Use half of the juice and all the rind)
  • Black pepper
  • Saffron water
  • 5 tomatos
  • Dried rosemary
  • Salt
  • 2 onions chopped

Directions

  • Pour half cup hot water into one-eight teaspoon saffron threads and microwave for 30 seconds. Cover and set aside for one hour.
  • Cut chicken fillet into 3×3x2 cm pieces. Sprinkle black pepper.Mix with 4 table spoons oilve oil and saffron water. Add lemon juice and lemon rind.Mix until well coated. Put everything in ziplock plastic bag in container.
  • Every couple hours turn the plastic upside down so marinate reach to all pieces.
  • When time to cook, cut tomatos in half, sprinke salt, pepper and rosemary on tomatos. And drops of olive oil.
  • Prepare 2 grill pan for chicken and tomatos. Grill both sides of them seprately. For chicken when one side cooked, turn and sprinkle salt. Do not overcrowded the pan so temperature will not drop down. We do not want stew the chicken. I cooked chicken in 3 bathches.
  • Put some butter in plate, put hot chicken kebab on butter to become softer and tastier.
  • Serve it with rice or naan with extra lemon and mint and greek yogurt on side.