#HungryHighlander #ÇöpŞiş #ChopeShish I first came across this in a Turkish Restaurant in Berlin when I was there visiting my daughter and it blew me away!  This is one of my firm favourites.  This is a Turkish Kebab recipe which literally translates as ‘shish made of garbage.’ However, it’s anything but garbage. Çöp şiş is actually chicken (or lamb) scraps, the “garbage” left over when trimming perfectly symmetrical cubes of meat for a classic shish kebab.  It is delicious with Bulgur Wheat and Chickpea Pilaf, Spicy Turkish Tomato Sauce (recipe to follow), Parsley and Onion Salad (recipe to follow) and Lavash Bread.    

Level of difficulty – Easy

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken breast fillets (cut into roughly equal bite sized chunks)

4 cloves of garlic (crushed)

2 large tomatoes (chopped)

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp chilli flakes (optional)

1 tsp dried oregano

¼ cup olive oil Pinch of Salt

Method

Place the chicken pieces into a large bowl and season well with salt and pepper, place the tomato, garlic, black pepper, chilli flakes (optional) and oregano into a word processor and blend until liquidised.  Add the liquidised marinade to the chicken in the bowl and mix together well and refrigerate for at least an hour but preferably 3 or more (overnight is best).  Thread the meat pieces on to skewers (wooden or metal) and either place under the grill or on a barbecue and cook on high for about six minutes on each side and check if cooked through, if necessary cook for three minutes more on each side (ensure the meat is cooked through before serving). Serve with Bulgur Wheat and Chickpea Pilaf, Spicy Turkish Tomato Sauce, Parsley and onion salad and Lavash Bread, a fabulous summer meal and very delicious.

Preparation Time – 15 minutes

Cooking Time – 18 minutes approximately