{"id":6517,"date":"2026-10-13T05:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/how-to-make-shish-tawook\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T14:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:37:06","slug":"how-to-make-shish-tawook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/es\/how-to-make-shish-tawook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Shish Tawook (Lebanese Chicken Skewers)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shish tawook is the chicken skewer every Lebanese grill house is judged by. The marinade does the work, so all you need is a hot grill and a bowl of toum.<\/em><\/p>\n

Recipe Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prep time<\/th>\n20 min plus 4 to 12 hours marinating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook time<\/th>\n10 to 12 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serves<\/th>\n4 to 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Difficulty<\/th>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Origin<\/th>\nAcross Lebanon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shish tawook (shish taouk) is cubed chicken marinated in yogurt, lemon, garlic, olive oil and a spoonful of tomato paste, then grilled on skewers until lightly charred. The name comes from Turkish: shish means skewer and tavuk means chicken. In Lebanon it sits on every mashawi (grill) menu next to kafta and lahm meshwi, and it is the filling of the most popular sandwich in the country, wrapped in thin bread with toum, pickles and fries.<\/p>\n

At home it is a Sunday lunch favorite, cooked over charcoal on the balcony or in the garden. The yogurt and lemon tenderize the chicken, while the tomato paste and paprika give the familiar orange color and help it brown. The secret to great tawook is simple: a long marinade, cubes of the same size and a short, hot cook.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n

For the chicken<\/h3>\n