Chicken Souvlaki (skewers) Recipe - How to make traditional Greek Chicken Souvlaki with Pita bread

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Chicken souvlaki is one of the most popular street foods in Greece and for good reason. It tastes like heaven! Souvlaki stands for “meat-on-a-skewer”, however the majority of Greeks and especially those from Athens call any type of pita wrapped meat a souvlaki, specifying the type of meat and method of roasting separately. For example Souvlaki with chicken gyros or Souvlaki with pork skewers etc.

The most important step in making the perfect traditional Greek chicken souvlaki is nothing else but the marinade! For this traditional chicken souvlaki recipe, the chicken is first marinated to soak up all the wonderful Mediterranean flavours and then grilled to high temperature, to get all crunchy, nicely coloured and juicy. Select some good quality chicken breasts and season with a selection of Greek spices like oregano, coat with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice and flavour with garlic. Marinading your chicken souvlaki in the fridge for at least half an hour will allow the aromas to infuse the souvlaki and give it the desired flavours. Enjoy!

For the chicken souvlaki marinade:
4 boneless chicken breasts (approx. 1 kg/35 ounces)
4 tbsps olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tbsp dried oregano
salt and freshly ground pepper

To serve:
8-9 wooden skewers
4 pita breads
olive oil
1-2 tsps dried oregano
1 red onion sliced

Credit - Edited & directed by Eli.K.Giannopoulos

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