Shish Tawook Twist on Tacos with Green Garlic Sauce

Name: Shish Tawook Twist on Tacos with Green Garlic Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken breast cut into cubes with 3 to 5 cm chucks.; - 10 soft tortillas.; - 1 handful shredded red cabbage for topping. (Optional).; - 1 handful fresh cilantro leaves for topping. (Optional).; 1 lemon juiced.; - 6 garlic cloves, minced.; - 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced.; - 1/4 cup plain yogurt.; - 2 tbsp olive oil.; - 1 tsp ground oregano.; - 1 tsp chili powder.; - 1 tsp salt.; - 2 tsp tomato paste.; - 1/2 tsp ground black pepper.; 1 1/2 cup plain yogurt.; - 3 garlic clove, minced.; - 2 tbsp Olive Oil.; - 2 tbsp lemon juice.; - 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves.; - 1 tsp chopped jalapeño.; - 1/2 tsp sea salt (more or less to taste).; - 1/4 tsp cracked pepper.; - 1/3 cup finely chopped chives.

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:10min

This Tawook Twist is much more than a regular Tawook sandwich, meaning that it's a tortilla filled with spiced grilled chicken cubes and crunchy toppings covered with a tangy garlic green sauce. it’s a delicious, healthy meal ready in less that 30 minutes.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:06:28 GMT

Ingredients

10 servings

1kgchicken breast

cut into cubes with 3 to 5 cm chucks

10tortillas

soft

1 handfulred cabbage

shredded, for topping, Op

1 handfulfresh cilantro leaves

for topping, Optional

Marinade Ingredients:

1 tspfresh ginger

minced

¼ cupplain yogurt

2 Tbspolive oil

1 tspground oregano

1 tspchili powder

1 tspsalt

2 tsptomato paste

½ tspground black pepper

Garlic Green Sauce Ingredients

1 ½ cupplain yogurt

3garlic clove

minced

2 Tbspolive oil

2 Tbsplemon juice

½ cupfresh parsley leaves

1 tspjalapeño

chopped

½ tspsea salt

more or less to taste

¼ tspcracked pepper

⅓ cupchives

finely chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Cut the chicken breast into 3 to 5 cm chunks and set aside.

Step 2

In medium size bowl, add the marinade ingredients, whisk very well to combine, Stir in the chicken chunks and mix well to coat, cover tight and let marinate in the fridge for at 1 hour, (or you may prepare it the night before).

Step 3

Meanwhile to prepare the garlic green sauce, place all the sauce ingredients (except the chives) into your food processor, Process until it’s nice and combined, about 10 seconds, use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides and process again until it’s combined, add the chopped chives, give it a gentle mix then transfer to an airtight container and store in your fridge till you need it.

Step 4

Pre heat the grill to 180C. Thread the tawook chucks onto pre soaked wooden skewers and grill on for about 5-8 minutes on each side or until fully cooked.

Step 5

Add the Tawook to tortillas, garnish with shredded cabbage, cilantro, and drizzle over it the delicious garlic green sauce and serve immediately.