Filipino Chicken Bbq Skewers Recipes

CHICKEN BARBECUE (INIHAW NA MANOK)

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive bowl, storage container, or Ziploc bag, mix together the banana ketchup, 7UP, lemon juice, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, and garlic until the sugar has dissolved.
• Add the chicken pieces and toss. Cover the bowl or container or seal the bag and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and preferably overnight.
• When you are ready to cook the meat, heat a grill pan over high heat or heat a charcoal or gas grill to medium.
• Reserving the marinade, thread 3 or 4 pieces of chicken on each skewer, letting the pieces touch slightly, and set them on a plate or baking sheet.
• Pour the marinade into a saucepan and bring it to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes; set it aside.
• Spray the pan or grill grate lightly with cooking spray. Place the skewers on the grill pan or grill and cook, turning them and basting them often with the heated marinade, until they are cooked through or the center of a piece of chicken registers 165°F (75°C) on an instant-read thermometer. This should take between 8 and 15 minutes, depending on your cooking surface. (Discard any leftover marinade.)
• Transfer to a platter and serve immediately, with sawsawan.

FILIPINO-STYLE BARBECUE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mash ripe banana, tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar, oil, ginger, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, allspice, and turmeric together in a saucepan. Add water and stir to combine.
• Place over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until reduced and thickened, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat; reserve 3 tablespoons for the basting sauce, leaving about 1/2 cup for the marinade.
• Transfer ½ cup banana ketchup to a bowl and add lemon-lime soda, soy sauce, garlic, brown sugar, black pepper, and lemon juice for the marinade. Whisk until combined. Add halved chicken thighs and toss to coat.
• Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 18 hours.
• When you are ready to cook the chicken, combine reserved 3 tablespoons banana ketchup, soy sauce, brown sugar, oil, and fish sauce in a small bowl for basting sauce.
• Preheat a charcoal grill until coals are very hot.
• Remove chicken from the refrigerator and place on metal skewers, folding in half with the smooth side on the outside, the rougher side folded in.
• Grill chicken over hot coals until no longer pink in the centers, 15 to 20 minutes, turning and basting every 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with accumulated juices or extra basting sauce.

FILIPINO CHICKEN BBQ SKEWERS

Steps:

• Cut each of the thighs in half. Mix the remaining ingredients except cornstarch, water and scallions together and pour over the thighs. Marinate in refrigerator overnight.
• Preheat the oven at 350 degrees.Place the chicken thighs on 8 skewers. Pour the marinade in a saucepan and bring to a boil reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes. Mix the cornstarch and water turn the heat back up and bring back to a boil and stir in the cornstarch mixture to thicken.
• Baste the chicken with the sauce. Bake the skewers for 15 minutes turning once and basting with the sauce. Serve the remaining sauce over the skewers and garnish with scallions.