Chicken, Mushroom, and Bok Choy Kebabs

Name: Chicken, Mushroom, and Bok Choy Kebabs
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams baby bok choy (5 to 6 heads); 59 milliliters packed brown sugar; 227 grams cremini mushrooms, stems trimmed flush with caps; 79 milliliters dry Sherry; 3 larges garlic cloves; 118 milliliters reduced-sodium soy sauce; 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil; 680 grams skinless boneless chicken thighs, cut into 2-inch pieces; 118 milliliters vegetable oil

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken, Mushroom, and Bok Choy Kebabs a try. One serving contains 381 calories, 25g of protein, and 24g of fat. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up soy sauce, chicken thighs, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours.

Instructions

Mince and mash garlic to a paste with a pinch of salt.

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Garlic

Ground Meat

Salt

Boil soy sauce, Sherry, and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 2/3 cup, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in garlic paste, ginger, and sesame oil, then cool to room temperature.

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Garlic Paste

Brown Sugar

Sesame Oil

Soy Sauce

Ginger

Sherry

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Sauce Pan

Pour half of marinade into a large sealable bag and chill remainder for basting.

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Marinade

Add chicken to bag and marinate, chilled, turning bag occasionally, at least 3 hours.

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Whole Chicken

Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium-high heat for gas).

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Grill

Meanwhile, halve bok choy lengthwise and blanch in a large pot of boiling salted water (2 Tbsp salt for 5 qt water) until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Immediately transfer with tongs to an ice bath to stop cooking. Pat bok choy very dry, then, bending leaves, thread 3 or 4 halves (through bulb and leaves) onto each of 3 or 4 skewers. Put on a tray.

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Bok Choy

Water

Salt

Ice

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Skewers

Tongs

Pot

Toss mushrooms with vegetable oil. Thread mushrooms (through sides) and chicken (discard marinade) onto remaining skewers, alternating them. Put on another tray.

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Vegetable Oil

Mushrooms

Marinade

Whole Chicken

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Skewers

Oil grill rack, then grill chicken-and-mushroom skewers, covered only if using a gas grill, 6 minutes. Turn over and baste with some of remaining marinade, then grill, turning and basting occasionally (but not during last 3 minutes), until chicken is just cooked through and mushrooms are tender, 6 to 8 minutes more.

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Mushrooms

Marinade

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Skewers

Grill

Lightly brush bok choy with oil and grill, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, until grill marks appear, about 2 minutes total.

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Bok Choy

Cooking Oil