Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce
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Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki
Servings
4-6
servingsPrep time
4
hoursCooking time
30
minutesTotal time
1
hour10
minutesIngredients
- Souvlaki Marinate
1-2 Lbs Pork Shoulder, trimmed, cut in 1″ cubes
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1/4 Cup White Wine
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
1.5 Tsp Dried Oregano
1.5 Tsp Dried Mint Leaves
3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
1 Bay Lead Crumbled
1 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp White Pepper
Pinch of Red Pepper Flakes
- Tzatziki Sauce
~1/4 English Cucumber, peeled & seeded
1 Cup Greek Yogurt
2 Cloves Garlic, pressed
2 Tsp Dill Weed
2 Tsp Lemon Juice
1/4 Tsp Black Pepper
1/4 Tsp Salt or to taste
- Additional Ingredients for Serving
1 Large, halved, and sliced Tomato
4-6 Pieces of Naan or Pita
Chopped Romaine Lettuce
1 Large Red Onion, Sliced
Directions
- Souvlaki Marinate
- Prepare your Pork Shoulder by trimming any excess fat and then cubing it into 1″ cubes. Set aside.
- Place your cubed pork into a gallon Ziploc bag.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all of your dry and wet ingredients for the marinate. Mix until well combined.
- Pour your marinate into the Ziploc with the cubed pork, seal shut, and massage the pork around to combine well with the marinate.
- Put the pork in the fridge for 2-4 hours, at least.
- Tzatziki Sauce
- Peel and seed about 1/4 of an English Cucumber, loosely chop.
- Portion out your Yogurt into a small mixing bowl
- Add Cucumber to a blender.
- To the blender, add garlic, dill, lemon juice, pepper, and salt
- Add the blender contents to the yogurt, mix well.
- Souvlaki Meal
- Preheat your oven to 450F
- Line the bottom of a cooking tray with tin foil.
- Insert a grate (cookie grate will do) into the cooking tray. Lay the pork shoulder cubes on the grate, spaced evenly.
- Bake @450F for about 15 minutes, check for doneness.
- Serve in Pita or Naan, topped with Tzatziki Sauce, Tomato, Lettuce, and Onion.
Notes
- Alternatively, you can cook the pork on skewers or in a veggie tray on your grill.
- For a gluten free option, serve over a large chopped salad.