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Filipino barbeque skewers

"Filipino barbecue skewers are famous street food... as you cook the skewer, you dip them in a sawsawan (meaning dipping brine) which is a mixture of coconut vinegar, red onion, chilli, garlic and sugar."

Filipino barbeque skewers

Filipino barbeque skewers Credit: Kitti Gould

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    20 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

20

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg chicken thighs, cut into cubes
  • 12 bamboo skewers (about 20 cm long)
Marinade
  • 250 g (1 cup) banana ketchup
  • 250 ml (1 cup) pineapple juice
  • 185 g (1 cup) brown sugar
  • 2 - 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 head garlic, cloves peeled and minced
  • 1 ½ tbsp ground black pepper
Sawsawan (dipping brine)
  • 1 litre coconut vinegar
  • 220 g (1 cup) caster sugar
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 5 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 red chillies, sliced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp whole white peppercorns
  • 1 bunch coriander, washed and chopped, reserving some to garnish
Marinating time: 1 hour

Instructions

  1. Preheat a chargrill pan or barbecue.
  2. For the marinade, combine all the ingredients in a non - reactive bowl. Add the chicken, stir to combine well, then cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  3. Meanwhile, for the sawsawan, you will need a jug deep enough to dip the bamboo skewers into. Place all the ingredients into the jug and stir until the sugar has dissolved.Reserve a little of the sawsawan for serving.
  4. Thread the marinated chicken onto the bamboo skewers, then dip the skewers into the brine.
  5. Grill the skewers for 4 minutes on each side, basting with the sawsawan once or twice, then serve with the reserved sawsawan.
 

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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