Fellas, quick question but what do these fast food joints do to their chicken on a skew for use in kebabs? I'm not talking about the great big lump of chicken being roasted on the gas burners but the small chunks of raw chicken you see on a skew on display under the counter which they grill. What do they season it with (if any), surely it isn't just plain old chicken because it tastes lush in a naan bread.
What do fast food shops do to their chicken
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I'd imagine they all use their own blends or just buy it in from a wholesalers, just google chicken kebab recipes and you should be able to find some ideas of what you can use. A good bit of the flavour will come from the flame grilling though.
Corriander, cumin, lemon and oil I would envisage, thats the traditional sort of stuff you see in kebab recipes. As has been said, flame grilling is where the majority of flavour comes from.
Some of the better ones also use a sort of "liquor" to fry it in with, which is meant to be more traditional.
It is basically all gonna be cheap generic "kebab marinade" from wholesalers though.
Some of the better ones also use a sort of "liquor" to fry it in with, which is meant to be more traditional.
It is basically all gonna be cheap generic "kebab marinade" from wholesalers though.
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YEah more than likley mass bought premix.
I've recently been using some of the international and Shan mixes from ASDA, they make pretty damn tasty kebabs. theyre dirt cheap too you should give em a try
I've recently been using some of the international and Shan mixes from ASDA, they make pretty damn tasty kebabs. theyre dirt cheap too you should give em a try
Thanks boys. Found this on a bodybuilding site
home made chicken kebabs.
- 1 large pitta
- 2 chicken breast
- 1 medium sized onion
- lettuce
- garlic powder
- black pepper
- sauce(s) of your choice
- medium sized table spoon of olive oil
step one - preheat your grill medium / high
step two - cut your chicken breast length ways into fillets and then lightly score with a knife over the top and rub in the garlic powder and black pepper. take your once and slice finely into strips, do the same with your lettuce
step three - grill the chicken until cooked, when you flip it rub more garlic powder and black pepper into the other side.
step four - heat the oil in a pan till its mega hot and flash fry the onions (youl know when there coming to an end cos theyl go golden ) the whole point with the onions is to use ittle enough oil so that they dont go greasy.
step five - now that the chickens cooked take it out and leave it to rest ontop of the onions in the pan on a low heat to keep warm
step six - take your pitta then run water onto your fingers and 'flick' either side of the pitta with water then bang it under the grill for about 20 seconds a side ( the point of this is that you can warm your pitta through without it drying out)
step 7 - cut your pitta open shove everything and add your chosen sauce(s).
home made chicken kebabs.
- 1 large pitta
- 2 chicken breast
- 1 medium sized onion
- lettuce
- garlic powder
- black pepper
- sauce(s) of your choice
- medium sized table spoon of olive oil
step one - preheat your grill medium / high
step two - cut your chicken breast length ways into fillets and then lightly score with a knife over the top and rub in the garlic powder and black pepper. take your once and slice finely into strips, do the same with your lettuce
step three - grill the chicken until cooked, when you flip it rub more garlic powder and black pepper into the other side.
step four - heat the oil in a pan till its mega hot and flash fry the onions (youl know when there coming to an end cos theyl go golden ) the whole point with the onions is to use ittle enough oil so that they dont go greasy.
step five - now that the chickens cooked take it out and leave it to rest ontop of the onions in the pan on a low heat to keep warm
step six - take your pitta then run water onto your fingers and 'flick' either side of the pitta with water then bang it under the grill for about 20 seconds a side ( the point of this is that you can warm your pitta through without it drying out)
step 7 - cut your pitta open shove everything and add your chosen sauce(s).
MSG is not bad for you at all; there's no scientifc proof it has a negative effect on your health. It's the food it's added to, that does.
www.ehow.com/about_5066340_side-effects-monosodium-glutamate.htms of mg
Side effect's of msg, though who do we trust, i'm old enogh to rember egg's being bad for you, now they are good, so i trust my taste bud's and food's with msg don't taste right to me
Side effect's of msg, though who do we trust, i'm old enogh to rember egg's being bad for you, now they are good, so i trust my taste bud's and food's with msg don't taste right to me
I have a bag of MSG at home for cooking chinese food, they use it in china like we would use salt.
Like anything, in moderation it's fine, it's idiots who live on ready meals and frozen dinners who get ill effects, just as they would if we replaced the MSG with similar levels of salt.
Like anything, in moderation it's fine, it's idiots who live on ready meals and frozen dinners who get ill effects, just as they would if we replaced the MSG with similar levels of salt.
All based off one completely unscientific study. Tests have been conducted even with people who claim to be sensitive to MSG, and show there is no correlation between the side effects and MSG intake.
In pretty much any chinese shop, head to the inner city asian communities, there will be one.
I have a little chinese/ asian deli type place I go in loads that does some great stuff, big bags of spices (20x the size of those silly little pots) for £1-£2, msg, massive selection of chillis, premixed sauces, huge bags of rice for £5, 50 prepared spring rolls or samosas for £3, huge box of uncooked prawn crackers (makes about 10 mixingbowls full) for 80p, all the stuff you need to make sushi (except fish) for pennies.
I love that shop so much, only thing is, it's opened my eyes up to what a giant ripoff chinese takeaways are. And made me fat, I buy a lot of those spring rolls and deep fry them.