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Morg Kebab (Iranian Skewered Chicken)

Grilled chicken and lemons, Persian kebabs. It comes to the table with melted butter, and borani esfanaj.

10 min · Serves 6 · Easy

Serves
6

Ingredients

Time
Prep 5 min · Cook 5 min · 10 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Keeping the pieces large, remove as much meat as possible from the joints and cut it into pieces.

  2. 2

    Combine the onion and lemon juice in a bowl, add the chicken and marinate for at least 2 hours.

    120 min
  3. 3

    Drain and combine the butter or ghee with the marinade. Thread the meat onto lightly greased skeweres and cook over glowing coals or - on a preheated grill - for 5 minutes or until the meat is tender.

    5 min
  4. 4

    Baste with the marinade and turn once. Serve with melted butter, and Borani Esfanaj (Iranian Spinach Salad) and Chilau (Iranian Rice) (posted separately).

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