Charcoal Chicken Shop Chicken Skewers

Name: Charcoal Chicken Shop Chicken Skewers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 800g / 1.6 lb boneless chicken thighs (, cut into large 2.5cm / 1" squares, I cut each thigh into ~6 to 8 pieces. (Note 1)); 3 - 4 tbsp olive oil (, for cooking); 1 1/2 tbsp garlic powder ((or 2 garlic cloves finely grated using microplane)); 1 tbsp onion powder ((or more garlic powder)); 1 tbsp paprika (, regular/sweet (not spicy), smoked great too); 1 tsp mustard power ((sub 1 tsp dijon or yellow mustard, not spicy)); 1 tsp dried oregano ((or thyme)); 1/2 tsp curry powder *secret ingredient* ((regular grocery stores ones, I use Clives)); 1 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((halve for table salt, +50% for flakes)); 1/2 tsp black pepper; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice (or white wine/red wine vinegar, or similar); Sauce options -; Flatbreads; Seasoned rice; Shredded lettuce, tomato slices (2 - 3 whole), finely sliced red onion

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:20min

Recipe video above. This is my copycat of those tasty Chicken Skewers sold at charcoal chicken shops all across Australia. They're so heavily flavoured they are practically crusted with seasoning, in the best possible way! Great on the BBQ (also, you can cook them all in one go), but honestly just as good on the stove.You can cook them straight away though if you’ve got the time, an overnight marinade will take the flavour to another level.PS See Note 1 if you think this looks good but you're feeling too lazy to skewer. :)

Updated at: Tue, 12 May 2026 17:26:46 GMT