Skewer of chicken, lemon and cumin sauce sesame based

Skewer of chicken, lemon and cumin sauce sesame based

Ingredients for 4 people
4 chicken breasts

Marinade
8 table spoon size of olive oil
Juice of half a lemon
4 pinch of cumin (powder)
2 cloves of garlic
salt and pepper

Dressing
250 ml of peanut butter
250 ml of chicken bouillon (1 cube of chicken bouillon diluated in 250 ml of hot water)
2 shallots minced
1 table spoon of sesame oil
3 table spoon of soy sauce
1 minced garlic clove

Then what you need to do
1. Prepare the marinade mixing in a dish the olive oil, the lemon juice, the cumin and the minced garlic glove. Cut the white meat chicken in pieces, add them to the marinade and let it rest for 1 hour in the fridge.
Then thread the chicken pieces on skewers.

2. Cook the skewers on the grill or in the oven on its highest setting during 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken pieces, turning them over every 3-4 minutes.

3. In a sauce pan, pour all of the dressing ingredients. Bring to boil and whisk to dissolve the peanut butter. Add the shallots. Let it cool down and then pour the dressing into individual cups. Serve the skewers with the dressing.

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