Pinchitos morunos

Serves 2
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Directions

  1. 1Remove excess fat from the chicken thighs and cut the meat into pieces.
  2. 2Finely chop the onion and parsley using a manual food chopper and add to the chicken.
  3. 3Add salt, pepper, turmeric, ground cumin, lemon juice, and olive oil to the chicken and mix well.
  4. 4Cover the chicken mixture and leave in the fridge overnight.
  5. 5Assemble the marinated meat onto skewers.
  6. 6Dice the tomato and cucumber, finely chop the remaining onion and parsley, and combine in a bowl.
  7. 7Dress the salad with olive oil, lemon juice, and salt, mix well, and set aside in the fridge.
  8. 8Heat a little oil in a pan or griddle, add the skewers, and brown them.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 kg chicken thigh
  • 0.5 whole onion
  • 0.5 whole lemon juice
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • to taste white pepper
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 whole large salad tomato
  • 0.5 whole large cucumber
  • 0.25 whole onion
  • 1 handful parsley
  • lemon juice (optional)
  • olive oil (optional)
  • salt (optional)

Equipment

manual food chopperskewerspangriddlescissors

Tips

  • The chicken can be substituted with beef, lamb, or pork loin.
  • Wear gloves when mixing the chicken as turmeric will stain your hands.
  • For the best flavor, marinate the meat for 24 hours.
  • Bring the meat to room temperature before grilling.
  • Use scissors inside a glass to finely chop parsley.