Named after the Syrian city of Aleppo, Aleppo Pepper mostly comes from Turkey today rather than Syria. The Halaby Pepper is semi-dried, de-seeded and coarsely ground. We find it’s a bit sweet and spicy, smoky and earthy. Aleppo Pepper is very versatile. It is a flavour enhancer, used like salt in a recipe or a finisher, sprinkled on before serving.
We had to order ours from Amazon. It came mixed with a bit of salt and oil.
Aleppo Pepper Chicken Skewers
These chicken skewers come together very quickly and only call for an hour marinating time. Serve with chopped vegetables, flatbreads and/or Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Potatoes. We make lots of marinade and reserve some, so that there is lots to drizzle over the skewers.
Ingredients
- 2 lb. (908 gr) 4 large chicken breasts or 8 chicken thighs 0 CHO
- 1.5 TBSP (9 gr) Aleppo Pepper (1.2 CHO/tsp) 5.4 CHO
- 1 TBSP warm water 0 CHO
- 1 cup (220 gr) whole Greek Yogurt (6 CHO/175 gr) 7.5 CHO
- 3 TBSP olive oil 0 CHO
- 2 TBSP Red Wine Vinegar 0 CHO
- 2 TBSP (30 gr) Tomato Paste 4 CHO
- 1 tsp. Kosher salt 0 CHO
- ½ tsp Black Pepper 0 CHO
- 1 garlic clove flattened 0 CHO
- ½ lemon with rind cut into chunks 0 CHO
- 1/4 (30 gr) Red Onion, chopped for skewers (optional)
- Fresh oregano to garnish
TOTAL CHO 16.9 CHO
- TOTAL WEIGHT SAUCE ONLY 335 GRAMS
- 16.9 CHO DIVIDED BY 335 GRAMS = .05 CHO/GRAM
- 1 TBSP = 16 GRAMS (.05 CHO x 16 GRAMS) .8 CHO/TBSP
- ¼ CUP = 4 TBSP (.8 CHO x 4) 3.2 CHO/1/4 CUP
Instructions
- Place Aleppo Pepper and warm water in a small dish and let rest for 5 minutes, until pepper thickens and becomes more like a paste.
- Cut chicken into chunks of about equal size and set aside.
- Add all remaining marinade ingredients to a medium sized dish and stir to incorporate.
- Reserve ½ cup marinade and refrigerate until ready to serve skewers.
- Place remaining marinade and chicken in a Zip Lock bag.
- Marinate maximum 1 hour. Chicken and marinade can rest at room temperature. Prepare Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Potatoes and start cooking, if using.
- 30 minutes before grilling, place wooden skewers in water.
- Chop any fresh vegetables to serve with the skewers: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and garnish with Kalamata olives and some plain yogurt, along with remaining marinade.
Thread skewers with chicken and little bites of red onion if using. Discard marinade. Grill chicken skewers and serve immediately with warm flatbreads and/or potatoes and sides.
