Reverse engineering the chicken kebab

[m4tti]

Ok I’m looking for some input here from a real kebab shop owner. I really want to know what goes into the marinade of the chicken shish.

A Turkish friend at the gym a few years ago claimed uk take away chicken shish marinade was infact just curry powder!

The recipe I currently use has:

Lemon juice
Garlic
Salt
Cumin
Tandori curry powder
Coriander

It’s close but not quite right.

Any ideas. It’s all cooked on my BGE

[Rollin]

Wot no yoghurt?

[m4tti]

Yeah I don’t think yoghurts involved.

I should have added olive oil to my list. The shop ones have more of an oil look about them. Well as far as I can see.

[Marvtec]

Chilli
Ginger
Turmeric

Leave out the tandoori

[ambuletz]

This video recipe from sorted should help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-pMoWkHLpo

[m4tti]

Marvtec said:

Chilli
Ginger
Turmeric

Leave out the tandoori

Ok this was an alternative type recipe. The one i have, includes the above plus garlic.

[escargot]

http://www.woodsmokeforum.uk/topic/137-the-kelly-b...

[m4tti]

Current recipe I’ve been using. Good but still a little something missing.

http://www.essbeevee.co.uk/2015/04/chicken-kebabs-...

[m4tti]

Going to give this one a whirl very close to what Marvtec suggested as it has similar ingredients.

http://www.greatcurryrecipes.net/2015/07/17/how-to...

[knk]

Chili, tumeric, cumin, yoghurt, vinegar, garlic & ginger paste.
When cooked brush with oil, lemon juice, garam masala.

[m4tti]

The recipes I’ve seen from “proper” Turkish restaurants (not kebab) houses claim to use long life milk.

Maybe that’s the thinner look on the chicken as yoghurt gives you a thinner look.

[Craikeybaby]

A bought a book about reverse engineering takeaway dishes a few years ago, after seeing recommended on here. I can't remember the name, but I can look it out when I get home and see if it has the recipe in. I'm sure someone will be able to chip in with the name of the book before I get home though.

[Foliage]

Lemon Juice, Thyme, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Garlic.

But if you want to make it takeaway style, then you need to add a load of fat to it.

[paulrockliffe]

And those sweet red-ish onions they put in with it, they're just marinated in tomato ketchup believe it or not.

[Craikeybaby]

Craikeybaby said:

A bought a book about reverse engineering takeaway dishes a few years ago, after seeing recommended on here. I can't remember the name, but I can look it out when I get home and see if it has the recipe in. I'm sure someone will be able to chip in with the name of the book before I get home though.

The book is called "The Takeaway Secret" by Kenny McGovern.