turmeric chicken

i love chicken kebab

we live near a large armenian community

 which makes finding great chicken

fairly easy

but it makes for an expensive

dinner out

so i have been playing with this recipe

i used to use saffron

but hubster wasn't a big fan

so i switched it up to turmeric

with all the color, and none of the cost

turmeric chicken
(printable recipe)

3-4 lbs chicken 

(i use a combination of skinless,boneless thighs and breast because we can't agree in my house)

2 cups plain greek yogurt

1 Tbs turmeric

2 large clove garlic--smashed

1 onion--halved and thinly sliced

1/2 tsp black pepper

juice of 3 lemons

1 tsp dried oregano

2 Tbs butter--melted

salt and pepper to taste

mix the yogurt, turmeric, garlic, onion, pepper, lemon juice and oregano together.  place the chicken in a ziploc bag and pour the marinade over.  place in the fridge and marinate at least 4 hours, or overnight.  when ready to cook, remove from the fridge and blot with paper towel dry.  discard the marinade.  place enough olive oil in the bottom of a hot pan to cover.  pan fry the chicken until it is browned and cooked through.  when it comes out of the pan, brush a bit of the melted butter and season with salt and pepper (it won't need much if any salt).

i like to serve with tahini, hummas, and tzatziki which i know aren't completely authentic--but they are really tasty

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