Shish Tawook, Air Fryer

also called air fryer shish tawook · shish taouk · basket chicken skewers · tawook without a grill

Also written for the plain way (2 to wash).

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Shish Tawook, Air Fryer: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
Written for a preheated 5.7 L basket. From cold add three minutes. Skewers dropped — the pieces sit on the basket.
1 1/4 lb(570 g; in 1 1/2-in pieces)boneless chicken thighsmarinate 20 min in the bowlroast in the basket 200°C (400°F), 12–14 min, one layerturn at seven minutes — edges caught brown, 74°C insidescatter the parsley, lemon at the table
1/3 cup(80 g)whole-milk yogurt
2 Tbslemon juice
4 cloves(crushed to a paste)garlic
2 tsptomato paste
1 Tbsolive oil
1 tspsweet paprika
1/4 tspground cinnamon
1 1/2 tspkosher salt
2 Tbs(chopped)parsley
1 wedgelemon
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2marinate 20 min in the bowl

5scatter the parsley, lemon at the table

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Start to finish
at least 33 min2 of 4 steps give no time
Needs you
none given
If you get it wrong
Narrow — the tomato paste and yoghurt darken faster than the chicken cooks, so the turn at halfway is the whole difference
What you'll wash
Two things — the marinating bowl, the basket
Does it keep
3 days — the chicken holds and the char goes soft, so it is better cold in bread than through the basket
  1. marinate 20 min in the bowl

    20 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. roast in the basket 200°C (400°F), 12–14 min, one layer

    13 minwalk away20 min in

  3. turn at seven minutes — edges caught brown, 74°C inside

    not timed33 min in

  4. scatter the parsley, lemon at the table

    not timed33 min in

You'll need air fryer basket · bowl

See how it is written
>> title: Shish Tawook, Air Fryer
>> category: Smoked & Grilled
>> tags: chicken, lebanese, air fryer, basket, yogurt marinade, weeknight
>> counters: The Air Fryer & the Pot
>> dish: shish-tawook
>> kit: Air Fryer
>> aka: air fryer shish tawook, shish taouk, basket chicken skewers, tawook without a grill
>> servings: 4
>> time: 45 min
>> slack: narrow — the tomato paste and yoghurt darken faster than the chicken cooks, so the turn at halfway is the whole difference
>> washing-up: the marinating bowl, the basket
>> capacity: 4 — one 5.7 L air fryer basket, roast, air fry
>> keeps: 3 days — the chicken holds and the char goes soft, so it is better cold in bread than through the basket

>> step: Written for a preheated 5.7 L basket. From cold add three minutes. Skewers dropped — the pieces sit on the basket.
Over charcoal it is turned every three minutes. Here it is turned once.

>> step: marinate 20 min in the bowl
Marinate @boneless chicken thighs{1 1/4%lb}(570 g; in 1 1/2-in pieces) in a #bowl{} with @whole-milk yogurt{1/3%cup}(80 g), @lemon juice{2%Tbs}, @garlic{4%cloves}(crushed to a paste), @tomato paste{2%tsp}, @olive oil{1%Tbs}, @sweet paprika{1%tsp}, @ground cinnamon{1/4%tsp}, @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp} for ~marinate{20%min}.

>> step: roast in the basket 200°C (400°F), 12–14 min, one layer
Roast @&(~1)marinated chicken{} in a preheated #air fryer basket{} at 200°C (400°F) for ~air fry{13%min}, one layer and not touching.

>> step: turn at seven minutes — edges caught brown, 74°C inside
Turn @&(~1)tawook{} once.

>> step: scatter the parsley, lemon at the table
Scatter @parsley{2%Tbs}(chopped) over @&(~1)tawook{} with @lemon{1%wedge}.