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Chicken Pinchos (Puerto Rican Skewers)

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Chicken Pinchos | Enjoy these delicious tender grilled meats on a skewer! Perfect for summer BBQ's | SavorParadise.com

Chicken Pinchos!

One of my favorite things to grill in summer-time are shish kabobs. I mean grilled meat on a stick! On a trip with my husband to Puerto Rico, we came across these chicken pinchos, as the Puerto-Rican’s call it…myself included. In Spanish, the word pinchos means “spikes”, so appropriate for this word since the meat is literally on a spike (skewer). In Puerto Rico, you can find many vendors on the side of the road with tiny food stands that sell this staple of Puerto Rican food. You can smell the food wayyy before seeing the stand. The smell just makes you stop whatever you are doing and immediately see what is cooking on the grill. Now typically they are considered a snack or an appetizer typically served with a side of toasted bread or tostones, but when cooking in your own home, anything goes! I’ve made this particular recipe twice this summer, one as an appetizer for a smaller get-together and the other as a main dish for a party. For the party, I just added tortilla’s, pico de gallo and some sauces to make the meat go further. Not traditional, I know, but I like breaking the rules. Plus, who doesn’t love tacos!

My love for Chicken Pinchos:

Just to show my love for Chicken Pinchos and share a picture of my latest trip to Puerto Rico…Ha! now we’re having fun.

From my last visit to puerto rico, enjoying some chicken pinchos dipped in bbq!

The stuff:

Below is a recipe that has become a staple in our home during summer grill season…

One of the things that makes this recipe so great is all the great seasoning that goes into it. This recipe calls for 4 pounds of boneless chicken, 1 Tablespoon of Adobo Seasoning, 2 packets of Sazon, 2 Teaspoons of dried Oregano, 1 Tablespoon of Avocado Oil (or olive oil), salt, pepper, 2 Tablespoons of Minced Garlic, a stick of butter and 3 Teaspoon’s of white balsamic vinegar.

The process:

Cut the chicken into 1-inch cubes and place into a large mixing bowl or glass bowl. Add Adobo, Sazon, minced garlic (just use 1 tablespoon for now), dried oregano, a pinch of salt and pepper, avocado oil, the white balsamic vinegar and mix until all the flavors are well blended with the chicken.

Chicken Pinchos | Enjoy these delicious tender grilled meats on a skewer! Perfect for summer BBQ's | SavorParadise.comMarinate for at least 20 minutes, covered with plastic wrap and in the fridge. I try and marinate for 2 hours or even better overnight, but sometimes you only have twenty minutes. While the chicken is marinating make sure to soak your skewers in water if you are using wood ones.

 

seasoned chicken for chicken pinchos recipe

Right before you get ready to take the chicken out of the fridge, turn on your grill to medium heat. When the chicken is done marinating, evenly distribute onto skewers. This is where you get to decide how much meat you want everyone to have. If you are serving as an appetizer, leave plenty of room for people to comfortably hold the skewer from the bottom. Also, this will mean that you can add less chicken to each skewer which will mean more skewers to go around. If you are serving as a main dish, pile as much meat on each skewer as it will hold (If you want to turn these into tacos, after the chicken is done cooking, take the chicken off the skewers and let people help themselves, usually 3 or 4 pieces per taco, 2 tacos per person).

chicken pinchos on skewers for chicken pinchos recipe, pre-bbq

 

Before you head to the grill with your chicken, don’t forget the secret sauce. Garlic + Butter! Melt a stick of butter in the microwave and add a tablespoon of minced garlic. Grab your BBQ brush and head over to the grill.

Let’s get grillin:

garlic butter sauce for the chicken pinchos recipe

You will only need to grill these for 10 minutes, rotating them every 3 or 4 minutes. I always brush them right after each rotation (or in the case of the picture below my husband brushed them, so I could take the photo!). 🙂garlic butter sauce to be applied to the chicken pinchos while on the grill

The goods:

When the chicken is done, plate the food and add any garnishes or dipping sauces you’d like. I added cilantro in the photo below.

a close up shot of the chicken pinchos after they come off of the grill

 

For a quick dipping sauce,  use 1 cup of sour cream, 1/2 cup of cilantro, 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and 1 large jalapeño (no seeds will have quite a kick, leaving seeds will have quite a punch!) and blend in the food processor until light green and creamy consistency.

a decorative photo shot of the chicken pinchos after they came off the grill

Enjoy!!!

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Chicken Pinchos | Enjoy these delicious tender grilled meats on a skewer! Perfect for summer BBQ's | SavorParadise.com

Chicken Pinchos (Puerto Rican Skewers)


  • Author: Elena
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Yield: 8-10 1x
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Enjoy these juicy, tender and super flavorful Puerto Rican Chicken Skewers!


Ingredients

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  • 4 Pounds of boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 Tablespoon of Adobo Seasoning
  • 2 Packets of Sazon seasoning
  • 1 Tablespoon of Avocado Oil (Olive oil works too)
  • 1 Pinch of Salt and Pepper
  • 3 Teaspoons of white balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons of Minced Garlic
  • 1 Stick of Butter

Instructions

  1. Cut chicken into 1-inch cube pieces into large bowl
  2. Add Adobo, Sazon, oil, salt, pepper, minced garlic and 3 teaspoons of vinegar
  3. Mix well, cover with plastic wrap
  4. Place in fridge to marinate for at least 20 minutes (or overnight)
  5. Soak wooden skewers in water
  6. Take chicken out of fridge and add to skewer
  7. In a smaller bowl melt one stick of butter
  8. Add remaining minced garlic to melted butter for glaze
  9. Heat Grill to Medium Heat
  10. Add skewers with chicken on them
  11. Turn every 4 minutes and immediately brush garlic butter mix on until fully coated(2 or 3 times)
  • Prep Time: 35 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Dinner
  • Cuisine: Spanish

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  1. Boricua Queen says

    07/16/2018 at 11:57 am

    Don’t forget the Don Ricardo pique sauce!!! Makes it that much better. Like Puerto Rico ?? in a bottle every time!

    Reply
    • Elena says

      07/16/2018 at 11:59 am

      That sounds delish❤️!

      Reply
  2. albert santana says

    06/04/2018 at 6:29 pm

    Remind me of Puerto Rico, great during cook outs. Rub a little sofrito and grill away, they won’t last.

    Reply
    • Elena says

      06/04/2018 at 6:40 pm

      These are one of my favorite grill recipes, juicy and tender every-time.

      Reply

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