Turkish Chicken Kebabs With Aleppo Pepper - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons aleppo pepper
1 cup Greek yogurt (or regular american yogurt)
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
6 garlic cloves (minced)
2 lemons (1-thinly sliced & 1 cut in wedges)
2 1/4 lbs chicken thighs (bonless, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces)

Preparation

MixAleppo peppers with 1 T. warm wter, let stand about 5 min, mix into a paste.
Combine yogurt,olive oil, red wine vinegar,tomato paste, 2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1 teaspoons black pepper in a bowl, stir in Aleppo paste, then sitr in garlic and lemon slices; reserve about 1/3 cup of marinade to glaze kabobs with during grill time, then stir in chicken; cover and chill at least 15-30 minutes.
Remove chicken from marinade, discard marinade.
Place chicken on skewers and grill,baste with reserved marinade, grill until golden brown and cooked through, Turn skewers occasionally 10-12 minute total.