Korean Chicken Skewers

Korean Chicken Skewers – Amazing slightly spicy, flavor-packed Korean style grilled chicken skewers/kabobs marinated with bold Korean flavors and grilled to perfection! If you are looking for a fun and delicious addition to your grilling recipe rotation, this is it! These chicken skewers have become one of my absolute favorite things to grill. They are marinated with gochujang giving them such a delicious flavor you are going to love!

Ingredients:
1½ lbs. chicken thighs boneless, skinless
2 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely grated
2 teaspoon garlic, minced
3 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 tablespoon gochujang
chopped green onions, optional garnish

Instructions:
Cut chicken into 1½” cubes and toss in a bowl. In another small bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients (except chopped green onions if using) to make the marinade. Pour half of the marinade over the chicken and mix to fully coat chicken. Cover and place in the fridge to marinade for at least 4 hours up to overnight. Cover remaining sauce and place in the fridge for basting the chicken later. When the chicken is done marinating, place your chicken on skewers and heat the grill to medium heat. Once the grill is hot, place skewers on lightly oiled grill. Turn the skewers every 3-4 minutes until the chicken is cooked through (internal temp 165 degrees), about 20-30 minutes. During the last few turns baste with remaining sauce. Remove skewers from grill and serve with chopped green onions (optional) and your favorite side dishes!

Ingredients you need to make Korean Chicken Skewers:
– Chicken Thighs – Boneless skinless chicken thighs are best in this recipe but you can also use boneless skinless chicken breasts.
– Fresh Ginger – I highly recommend using fresh ginger in this recipe! If you have to substitute for ground ginger – use 1 tsp.
– Garlic – Fresh garlic is best in this recipe! If you have to substitute for garlic powder – use 1 tsp.
– Soy Sauce – I recommend using low sodium soy sauce in this recipe.
– Brown Sugar – You can use light or dark brown sugar. If you don’t have brown sugar, you can also use granulated white sugar.
– Sesame Oil – Pure sesame oil adds a delicious flavor to this recipe!
– Rice Vinegar – You can also use white wine vinegar.
– Gochujang – This is a Korean hot pepper chili paste. You can find gochujang at your local Asian supermarket or online. If you can’t find any you can use a substitute shown below.
– Skewers – Wooden or metal skewers to skewer the chicken prior to grilling.
– Green Onions – optional garnish.
– Substitute for gochujang:
For every one tablespoon of gochujang use one tablespoon of tomato paste with ½ teaspoon sriracha or other Asian hot chili sauce.

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