🇹🇷 Turkish

Chicken Cacik

Name: Chicken Cacik
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken; 400 g Yogurt; to taste Salt; 2 cloves, grated Garlic; 1/2, juiced Lemon; 3 tbsp, good and fruity Olive Oil; 2, grated Cucumber; 1/2 tsp Urfa Pepper Flakes; 1 tsp Dried Mint

🇹🇷 Turkish

Smooth and savoury: chicken whipped with oil and lemon into the ultimate sharing plate. Ready in 20 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 10 min Serves 6 Easy

Ingredients

Chicken500 g
Yogurt400 g
Saltto taste
Garlic2 cloves, grated
Lemon1/2, juiced
Olive Oil3 tbsp, good and fruity
Cucumber2, grated
Urfa Pepper Flakes1/2 tsp
Dried Mint1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Prepare the chicken — roast, boil or mash it depending on what it is, until completely soft.
2
Beat it smooth with the olive oil, adding it in a slow stream for a silky texture.
3
Season with the garlic, lemon juice, urfa pepper flakes and salt — taste as you go.
4
Swoosh onto a plate with a spoon-back of oil, a sprinkle of fresh parsley, and serve with warm bread.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

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