Greek Chicken

dmourati

I found this recipe for Greek Chicken on Youtube from Sam the Cooking Guy. I made it once last weekend and really enjoyed it so made it again today. It was a hit.



Served on made from scratch naan with a yogurt sauce and a Greek salad with real feta.

Yum.

Recipe:

https://www.thecookingguy.com/cookbook/2021/5/10/greek-chicken

Youtube vid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dlLQ6L4it4

Botch

I printed that one out; thanks for the Confirmation!    

RockyTopDW

Sam’s recipes are legit.  Not the very healthy, but super good.

caliking

Looks fantastic. That pic belongs in a magazine. 

dmourati

caliking said:

Looks fantastic. That pic belongs in a magazine. 

Wow thanks. I find I am much better at taking photos during cooking. By the time everything comes together and we are ready to eat, I'm usually no longer able to wait.

JohnInCarolina

RockyTopDW said:

Sam’s recipes are legit.  Not the very healthy, but super good.

I'm convinced the one bite of the dish that Sam always has is about all he eats, because if he actually ate all of what he shows on his channel he'd be about 500 pounds.  

paqman

Thanks for sharing, I am cooking this tonight.  I tasted the marinade and I think it will be great!  Getting started on the naan now.

paqman

Pics in random vanilla order.  This recipe is a keeper, everything was really good!   The sauce was a bit too thin for my taste but I used homemade unstabilized mayonnaise so maybe that made a difference.  The flatbreads were more pita than naan territory.  Next time I’ll make 6 with the same recipe and roll a bit thicker.

Botch

paqman said:

Thanks to the sideways orientation, that last pic looks like an alien escaping from his burning UFO.  

NDG

oh boy - looks so gooooooood . . I am making this next !!

Canugghead

Looks like a must try. Wondering if I should add some oregano, dry or fresh from the garden.

paqman

Canugghead said:

Looks like a must try. Wondering if I should add some oregano, dry or fresh from the garden.

I added 1 teaspoon if dried oregano

I know you don’t mind fish sauce but for those that are uneasy about it, you could use Worcestershire sauce instead.

Canugghead

paqman said:

Canugghead said:

Looks like a must try. Wondering if I should add some oregano, dry or fresh from the garden.

I added 1 teaspoon if dried oregano

I know you don’t mind fish sauce but for those that are uneasy about it, you could use Worcestershire sauce instead.

Great minds think alike, just can't think Greek without oregano 
Speaking of fish sauce, back in the day Three Crabs used to be the forum favourite, I'm since moved on to Red Boat 40N, yuge difference.

paqman

Canugghead said:

paqman said:

Canugghead said:

Looks like a must try. Wondering if I should add some oregano, dry or fresh from the garden.

I added 1 teaspoon if dried oregano

I know you don’t mind fish sauce but for those that are uneasy about it, you could use Worcestershire sauce instead.

Great minds think alike, just can't think Greek without oregano 
Speaking of fish sauce, back in the day Three Crabs used to be the forum favourite, I'm since moved on to Red Boat 40N, yuge difference.

Red boat here too, it is kinda hard to find around here but I found a store that carries it pretty reliably.

And yes, oregano is a must IMHO.

Powak

Botch said:

paqman said:

Thanks to the sideways orientation, that last pic looks like an alien escaping from his burning UFO.  

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

JohnInCarolina

Canugghead said:

paqman said:

Canugghead said:

Looks like a must try. Wondering if I should add some oregano, dry or fresh from the garden.

I added 1 teaspoon if dried oregano

I know you don’t mind fish sauce but for those that are uneasy about it, you could use Worcestershire sauce instead.

Great minds think alike, just can't think Greek without oregano 
Speaking of fish sauce, back in the day Three Crabs used to be the forum favourite, I'm since moved on to Red Boat 40N, yuge difference.

I’m curious about the Red Boat, Gary.  Looks like I can get it here in the states, at least online.  How did you stumble on to it?

dmourati

I bought a big thing of Red Boat on Amazon. Lasted about a year. Good reminder to re-up. I use it in my Carne Asada almost every week.

https://www.amazon.com/Red-Boat-Premium-Fish-Sauce/dp/B00B617XK2/

Canugghead

JohnInCarolina said:

Canugghead said:

paqman said:

Canugghead said:

Looks like a must try. Wondering if I should add some oregano, dry or fresh from the garden.

I added 1 teaspoon if dried oregano

I know you don’t mind fish sauce but for those that are uneasy about it, you could use Worcestershire sauce instead.

Great minds think alike, just can't think Greek without oregano 
Speaking of fish sauce, back in the day Three Crabs used to be the forum favourite, I'm since moved on to Red Boat 40N, yuge difference.

I’m curious about the Red Boat, Gary.  Looks like I can get it here in the states, at least online.  How did you stumble on to it?

I’ve seen it mentioned in the forum several times over the years, as early as 2012, you can do a site:eggheadforum.com search. 

Initially I had trouble finding it, paid high$ for a tiny bottle at a trendy health food store downtown.  About a year later IIRC I literally stumbled upon the 17 fl oz bottle at a local Asian store for under seven loonies, it was pre COVID though. My Three Crabs bottle ended up in the drain.

Eggcelsior

For those of us blessed with Wegmans, they sell Red Boat.

JohnInCarolina

Eggcelsior said:

For those of us blessed with Wegmans, they sell Red Boat.

Nice.  We have a fairly new Wegman’s here, and I haven’t been to it yet.  Guess this is as good an excuse as any!

HeavyG

JohnInCarolina said:

Eggcelsior said:

For those of us blessed with Wegmans, they sell Red Boat.

Nice.  We have a fairly new Wegman’s here, and I haven’t been to it yet.  Guess this is as good an excuse as any!

Wegman's is a great chain.

My Wegman's sells Red Boat for $8 and some change for the small 8oz bottle.

My Whole Foods charges $14 and some change for the large 17oz bottle and about the same price as Wegman's for the small bottle.

Amazon sells the 17oz bottle for $12 and some change. I've never had a broken bottle via Amazon (tho I probly just cursed that).

GregW

Strangely, some Walmarts carry Red Boat. I have even found the Walkerswood in a Walmart. For any chance of success, use the Walmart website for a search of the stores in an acceptable driving range. If you do manage to find what you are looking for, it will be far cheaper than Amazon in my experience.
For reference, I don't frequent Walmart, but sometimes they are the only local source for an obscure product. 

NDG

We gave this a go - nice recipe - nan was good and fun to make, I just used electric griddle set to 400, it was warm tasty and foldable, but I will try a different griddle next time.  I didn’t the the “top bubbles” that formed like sam did in his video.  Ideas ?

caliking

NDG said:

We gave this a go - nice recipe - nan was good and fun to make, I just used electric griddle set to 400, it was warm tasty and foldable, but I will try a different griddle next time.  I didn’t the the “top bubbles” that formed like sam did in his video.  Ideas ?


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This looks so good! Thanks for bumping the thread... I need to try it. 

Re: the naan/pita, my theory is that it needs some heat from the top side to puff up or get blistered. 

dmourati

I need to make this one again!

TideEggHead

Just printed off the recipe, I'll be making this soon!

NDG

caliking said:

NDG said:

We gave this a go - nice recipe - nan was good and fun to make, I just used electric griddle set to 400, it was warm tasty and foldable, but I will try a different griddle next time.  I didn’t the the “top bubbles” that formed like sam did in his video.  Ideas ?


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This looks so good! Thanks for bumping the thread... I need to try it. 

Re: the naan/pita, my theory is that it needs some heat from the top side to puff up or get blistered. 

@caliking top heat makes a lot of sense . . to be honest, I would not call this recipe NAN (esp considering your expertise) but it was still fun to have a fresh warm "wrap" . . I might do same recipe nxt time, just blast it on my Blackstone Pizza Oven so I get bottom/top heat.

fishlessman

now i need a new cooker to make pita bread.......

PoppasGrill

Looks great, I’m going to use this soon.

caliking

NDG said:

caliking said:

NDG said:

We gave this a go - nice recipe - nan was good and fun to make, I just used electric griddle set to 400, it was warm tasty and foldable, but I will try a different griddle next time.  I didn’t the the “top bubbles” that formed like sam did in his video.  Ideas ?


...

This looks so good! Thanks for bumping the thread... I need to try it. 

Re: the naan/pita, my theory is that it needs some heat from the top side to puff up or get blistered. 

@caliking top heat makes a lot of sense . . to be honest, I would not call this recipe NAN (esp considering your expertise) but it was still fun to have a fresh warm "wrap" . . I might do same recipe nxt time, just blast it on my Blackstone Pizza Oven so I get bottom/top heat.

Blackstone pizza oven should do the trick.

 Naan or not, I like the thinner  flatbread that you made. You get more chicken and stuff in a bite. 

caliking

Got this done today. Riffed on the original a bit - chix thighs instead of boobs, Cavender’s , DP Peruvianish, and a little sumac in the marinade. And, DTG!

Meant to make some flatbread kinda business, but a) time got away from me today b) a local Middle Eastern bakery makes great pita, naan, etc. 

Goddaamn this was good! Thanks @dmourati for posting it, and to the folks who bumped the thread.