Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers

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A little sweet and a little heat makes for a flavorful marinade and delicious BBQ sauce on these Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers!

BBQ season has arrived! This winter just dragged on and on (and on)…we actually had so many snow days this year that school won’t get out until the end of June! It feels like spring just pretty much bypassed us this year. Of course its still not very warm, but it’s warm enough to start firing up the grill.

There’s something about grilling that brings out an amazing flavor.  Most of us don’t understand the science of barbeque, but it’s very real…there are actually chemical reactions taking place on your grill that are making your food taste so great!

So for our Spring Edition of Freaky Friday, I was drawn to Debra’s Korean Barbequed Chicken Kebobs recipe. If you’re not familiar with our Freaky Friday blog swap, let me explain. Started by my good friend Micheala of An Affair From the Heart, a few times a year, a group of us makes a recipe from the blog assigned to them and then we keep it a secret until the day our blogs go live.

I was assigned Debra from Bowl Me Over. Debra and I have a similar philosophy when cooking…we both strive to cook with health in mind, but we both also believe that food is more enjoyable when it tastes good!  We also share a couple other similarities…we’re both runners, and we both have a quite a few furry family members!

When you check out Debra’s blog, you’re going to find a lot of food in bowls…hence her blog name. I thought about making her Moroccan Chicken Stew or her Antipasto Pasta Salad.  Her Homemade Tomato Relish looked delicious too — and when tomato season arrives here, I’m going to be trying that one too! But given that the weather is just starting to clear up around here, I couldn’t resist the lure of cooking outside!

You know me though…I have a hard time not tinkering with recipes. When I started playing around with these Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers, I made a few minor changes. My family isn’t overly fond of sweet anything, so I knew I was going to need to adapt a little. I swapped out the Sriracha for chili-garlic sauce and added sesame seeds and chopped green parts from a couple of scallions. But that’s the beauty of recipes…there’s always a way to change things up for your taste buds.

KOREAN BBQ CHICKEN SKEWERS

The simple marinade for these Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers is both marinade and BBQ sauce.  To make the marinade, combine the grated red onion, grated ginger, minced garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and chili-garlic sauce together and whisk well to combine. Pour the marinade, reserving 1 cup, over your cut pieces of chicken.  Cover and refrigerate the chicken for two hours.

 

Take the rest of the marinade and put it in a small pan over medium heat on the stove. Bring it to bubbling, but stir often and make sure you keep an eye on it to avoid burning. Simmer for about five minutes or so. Mix a slurry of cornstarch and water and add it to the BBQ sauce and cook for another three to four minutes, allowing it to thicken. Remove it from the heat and allow it to cool.

Preheat your grill. Cut your red pepper into chunks and alternate the chicken and the pepper on the skewers.

Place the skewers on the grill. Brush on extra BBQ sauce during grilling. Make sure internal temperature of chicken reaches 165° Fahrenheit using a meat thermometer.

Sprinkle the sesame seeds and green parts from the scallions on the cooked chicken skewers. Doesn’t the carmelization on that chicken look delicious?!  They got a thumbs up from the family!

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MORE DELICIOUS GRILLING RECIPES

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• Chicken Burger with a Tex-Mex flair
• Tropical Glazed Chicken with Salsa

Ready to fire up the grill? Check out the Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers recipe below!

Don’t forget to check out the other Freaky Friday recipes…you’re sure to find some great recipes to try!

 

A Dish of Daily Life – Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers

An Affair from the Heart – Everything Bagel Dip

A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures – Cottage Cheese and Pinto Bean Salsa

Bacon Fatte – No Bake Strawberry Shortcake Dessert

Bowl Me Over – Best Enchilada Sauce

Hostess at Heart – Rhubarb Oat Muffins

LeMoine Family Kitchen – Brown Sugar Jalapeño Bacon

Life Currents – French Onion Tart

Lisa’s Dinnertime Dish – Tuscan Pork Sheet Pan Dinner

Mildly Meandering – Roasted Red Pepper Dip

Seduction in the Kitchen – Caprese Tortellini Skewers

Take Two Tapas – Mexican Beer Cheese Skillet

West Via Midwest – Reuben Totchos

Who Needs a Cape? – Raspberry Daiquiri Pie