Skewered Chicken & Chorizo With Cumin Aioli

Name: Skewered Chicken & Chorizo With Cumin Aioli
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 h
Total time: 12 h 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise; 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 6 chorizo sausage, sliced into 1/2 inch rounds; 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes; 1 cup olive oil (less if just using to baste with and not marinate); 12 -14 bamboo skewers, soaked in water

Submitted by Debi9400

"Oh yum! A bit of preparation and marinading time involved but SO tasty. From TASTE Magazine **UPDATE: May 1/08 - After two great reviews that skipped the marinating part of this recipe, I had to try that out for myself and guess what - it's great without that step! I still used some olive oil to baste with before sticking on the grill but no more marinating for me now on! You can also add just a sprinkling of garlic salt to the chicken before grilling to add flavour to it."

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Ready In:: 12hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
¹⁄₂ teaspoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ground cumin
6 chorizo sausage, sliced into 1/2 inch rounds
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 cup olive oil (less if just using to baste with and not marinate)
12 -14 bamboo skewers, soaked in water

directions

Starting and ending with chorizo, thread the skewers with alternating pieces of chorizo and chicken. Set the skewers in a shallow bowl,cover completely with olive oil and allow to marinate for 12 hours. ***The marinating is completely optional!
Aoili:
In a blender, pulse mayonnaise, garlic and cumin until smooth. Cover and refrigerate. This should be made several hours in advance.
Cooking:
Remove the skewers from the oil and shake off excess. On a very hot grill, sear on all sides, turning frequently until cooked through; about 7 minutes.
Serve with cumin aoili.

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Reviews

Absolutely fantastic! This recipe has all my favorite flavors and it certainly didn't disappoint. Like the previous reviewer, I skipped the marinating step and used my stovetop grill. I added a bit more garlic to the cumin aioli and it was "out of this world" good! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe, BBC. A genuine keeper!

Stacee R.
We had a spell of warm weather to pull out the grill! As part of the Aussie recipe swap -- this was one of my pick. Yummy and Very easy to put together - and imo could bypass the marinating in the oil (for speedier timesake).. The aioli was good - however - the boys thought it was spicy==I thought it was fine though! Thanks for posting!!

LiisaN