Cooking GREEK lemon chicken for my fiancé for the first time

This is my first time making this recipe for Dem. I hope he likes it! and I hope you guys enjoyed the video

okay this is the moment of truth I am so
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nervous I I hate to break bad news to
you but like this is can you guys
believe I’ve been with the me tree for
the past seven years and I’ve never ever
ever cooked this man a Greek
dish shame just shame don’t judge me
I’ll be making Greek lemon chicken for
the first time today Demitri should be
down here any minute he’s on a zoom call
for work I lowkey feel like he’s trying
to get out of helping me with this dish
but he’ll be here pretty soon I also got
all dressed up because you know on Tik
Tok when you see those girls get all
fancy and all dressed up to cook for
their man well I figured you know let me
get all dressed up today to be in the
kitchen cuz I rather be in the kitchen
than be the 9 to5 I’m joking I’m joking
I didn’t say that take that back so I
have my ingredients right here I really
feel like I like have my own cooking
show like this is what the people on the
cooking show do they’re just like oh
here’s the ingredients right here and
here’s mine that’s what I feel like I
already have my chicken like C cleaned
and washed garlic lemons listen if
you’re cooking why does my lemons look
so
malnourished the lemons the lemons look
like they’ve seen better days why does
it look like this I hate this for them a
lemons I have more garlic just in case
okay so sweet potato isn’t usually in
the Greek lemon chicken meal but the
recipe I got was from Instagram and the
person did add a sweet potato and I just
feel like it gave it some color and made
it you know like pretty so I’m going to
add a sweet potato don’t come for me I
understand it’s not traditionally a part
of the lemon chicken meal but I just
want to just add a little sweet potato
okay I have olive oil because one thing
about Greek people they put olive oil on
everything like they put it on cheese
bread tomato like you name it they they
they’ll drink it they’ll drink it for
like for fun and I have some dried
oregano because that’s what the recipe
said the person I got the recipe from
her name was Mary’s let me find it
actually cuz I should give credit to the
person that I found it from her name is
Mary’s
cuzina does that mean Kitchen in Greek
does cuina mean this is why I need
Demitri here to help me with the Greek
verbage I’ve actually been looking up
week recipes that I could make for theer
and I have like three or four that I
want to make for him this one was the
easiest one so we’re going to start here
she also had onion in her recipe it says
one tablespoon of vegetable stock powder
or paste and I don’t know I don’t know
what that is like is that is that this
or is that this I got both and oh I ALS
this is chicken but I also have a
vegetable one look who decided to join
us look at this to my cooking
show baby look at this look at you
listen your girl’s in the
kitchen what would your mom make for
dinner besides the lemon chicken like
cuz we need some recipes right guys she
did like hilopites which is like almost
like a little soup with these little
square
noodles um she did the musaka she did
the ptio ptio is like my favorite I to
learn to that one that I think there’s
like that’s complicated but it’s it’s
like a casserole maybe it’s not that
hard we should try it if I if there’s
any Greek grandma grandpa’s mom’s dad’s
Aunt uncles can you please drop your
ptio recipe in the comment section for
us so I can make it for Den tree or drop
your favorite Greek dish so we could
like cook together cuz this is fun you
know what let me grab the camera because
I feel like I’m too far away from
everybody oh well it’s my cooking show
guys yo ia’s obsessed with making this
place look like a like a Greek palace
with which I which I can appreciate and
and you guys don’t know AA when it comes
to cooking she is talented okay I don’t
know about that she is talented she just
looks at food she knows what spices and
what to do and how she doesn’t even use
a timer like she’s absolutely crazy if I
put a meat or anything in the oven with
no timer I’ve got no idea what’s going
on I need structure I need systems I
need a book I could just feels it out
get you a man that’s just like grateful
for anything just like very easy to
please because I could make Demitri
macaroni and cheese and he’s like thank
you so much babe like you went out of
your way to do this for me thank you I
am not easy to please look at look at
look at what I got look at what I got
okay but I can appreciate what you’re
doing this is actually super cool cuz I
haven’t had lemon chicken in forever I
feel so bad cuz I was telling them that
like we’ve been together for so long
I’ve never made you a Greek dish but
it’s because you’re just so used to
eating the Jamaican food guys he’s he’s
been eating Jamaican food for all the
all this time and the thing is he does
know how to cook Greek dishes so I
haven’t really had anyone to teach me
but it’s okay I have Instagram I have
YouTube at my YouTube Greek family in
the comment section who’s going to help
me from this point on right guys listen
I couldn’t cook my way out of a wet
paper bag like I I’m a traditional Greek
boy okay like I didn’t touch know what
that means I didn’t touch the kitchen I
did not touch a kitchen okay and I I
know that sounds bad but just it is what
it is my family is pretty old school he
wasn’t in the kitchen oh I turn it red
I’m turning red I’m going to start
cutting these sweet potato we’re putting
sweet potato on I know so I did say that
this typically isn’t a part of the Greek
lemon chicken traditional dish but the
person like the lady and she’s reek that
I got this off of the recipe from
Instagram she did add a sweet potato in
hers and I did see people in the comment
section coming for her like like that is
not but I just feel like it would make
it colorful and cute and like a sweet
potato ain’t never did anything to
nobody I think it should be okay I’m
open I think it’s going good she she
must have been Greek too cuz I heard you
from upstairs you were saying is Kina
mean kitchen do mean kitchen yeah yeah
so she is Greek she’s Greek but I think
she’s like I don’t want to lie I think
she’s like a like I don’t know if she
like you’re Greek or like your parents
Greek like if she’s like a first gen or
she’s like an actual sure what
she um but she is Greek you put in
whatever you think you need put in
because I I trust your your judgment and
your I hope I do a good job and I hope
you really like it is there anything I
can help you with baby um I think for
right now I should be okay I wanted to
do this for you but if there is anything
you could remember from your mom making
it that like you absolutely loved about
it that I should add in let me know so I
could make it as good as possible guys I
don’t know why I’m so
D ooh I know I can do here
what preheat the
oven oh my
God you hear that you hear that fire up
gas oven oh yeah okay I fired it up like
a pro okay my work here is done I feel
nervous now I have you guys watching me
I have the meetry watching me I have the
Greek people watching me I just want to
cut up let me wash my vegetables cut
them up organize it and then we’ll come
back okay okay I need a minute I’m
nervous Rashad’s been going to the gym
hopefully he’s getting all the oh wow
your arms do look bigger actually later
they’re wondering why you left YouTube
as well you disappeared too like you
he’s been working out he’s been working
out this entire family is a magician see
disappear
disappeared so where are we at here baby
okay so I have everything all cut up my
lemon is here cuz I have to make a
marinade with the lemon you need the
lemons and the garlic and the oregano
they’re going to all all go into this
little dish with the olive oil to pour
all over here so that’s where we’re at
I’ve never even seen this being made
really like it was so you really were
not in the kitchen it just came out of
the oven and I was like damn like here
we go we’re going to eat tonight wow
okay this is my only thing as a Jamaican
I’m so used to seasoning my meat and
according to the recipe they just want
some salt and pepper on the meat so
that’s what I’m going to
that’s what the lemon’s for you know the
Greeks always use lemon and they use it
as like a natural like kind of flavor
spice you know what I mean I also feel
like at least it’s super healthy yeah
you know is that too much potatoes you
think I don’t think you can have too
much potatoes as long as it like Cooks
yeah I think it’s all good I feel like
the more the better and then they also
sprinkle some onions on top we have the
potatoes the onion the chicken and now
I’m going to make my Marin
me okay I’m actually getting so excited
even like standing over this I can smell
the onions and just like
it’s food they said to add one
tablespoon of dried oregano I’m going to
add a little bit of cayenne pepper to it
they don’t have it in there but I like a
little bit of I’m to do
that I’m going to do that they said to
do 34 cup 34 of a up 3/4
3/4 I’m tell I’m surp I’ve never even
seen her use a measuring cup before
usually she just eyeballs it I know I’m
excited and so I’m going to do half I
feel like 3/4 seems like a lot it seems
like a lot I feel like that’s that’s
that’s what uh you know makes the Greeks
live long you know they Greek olive oil
and it just kind of lubricates
everything up low blood pressure you
know everything flows smoothly are you
getting me getting the I’m getting you
getting the food tell me you have the
best fiance without telling me you have
the best fiance she went to the grocery
store and came back with a bunch of
stuff and I’m like what is this all for
you got all dressed up for me
too this crazy little Tik Tock wise do
you like your chicken lemony or do you
like it medium lemony or do you like it
light lemony is there like a lemon scale
like medium well lemony like on the
lemony side of medium on the lemony side
of medium you so you’re going to just
put that on this
yeah they how she did it was she made a
marinade and then she poured it all over
I’m adding a half cup of water they said
to do 3/4 cup of water so I feel like I
could add it as I go along I’m cooking
in the recipe it’s said to have 1
tbspoon of vegetable stock powder or
paste I don’t know what that is and I
don’t have it I have this which is like
a little Che Chi Cube thing you know
what I
mean you know what I mean right is it
like a chicken flavored kind of cube
thing I’m going to add it CU I don’t
have that other thing right I’m going to
add it I hope the Greek people aren’t
like ah she’s butchering the food I
don’t think so this looks good I hope
you guys are not seeing that I feel like
we need like Greek music playing in the
background right get some dishes we’ll
smash them I’ve been meaning to buy not
smashing dishes I’ve been meaning to get
new dishes no you know what that’s
that’s a wedding thing so I’m going to
pour this all
over all over and get it all covered I’m
going to just drizzle a little bit more
olive oil on top because that is what
she did like I hope it’s not too much
olive oil you know maybe it’s going to
be I think it’s going to be good you
know what we we’ll see here I’m going to
I’m going to do the taste test cuz I’ve
had my fair share of lemon chickens in
in my life everybody’s lemon chicken
tastes a little different so like my
mom’s lemon chicken from my Thea’s lemon
chicken and I’m really curious to see
what your lemon chicken’s going to
tastes like I will say what I did
differently with my little chicken is I
did put some cayenne pepper on it I do I
do like the spice I’m not going to lie
it’s not it’s just and it’s cayenne
pepper it’s not like Scotch bonnet or
anything you think we get away with
putting a scotch bonnet in there no D I
feel like for this time because it’s the
first time let’s just like nail let AEK
way let’s nail the Greek version and
then after this if this all turns out
great I say we make a demon AA Jamaican
Greek Fusion of this and we include a
couple of Jamaican twists with it okay
let’s Master the Greek way first this
could be a restaurant and then we’ll do
that guys would you want to see a Greek
Jamaican Fusion of this dish let’s
Master what ingredients will we put in
it SC Scotch Bonet for I feel like
there’s a few other ones that we could
put in there they they have to let us
know we could start a restaurant called
demonas honey we’re not starting a
restaurant babe and you know why it
won’t be in the kitchen for none of it
you will not be in the kitchen unless
mac and cheese is on the menu look at
this me helping wo look at that see you
can’t say I don’t
cook we did
it perfect and now for sure it will
taste good cuz you just did that there
you
go I’m excited okay now got to clean up
I am too okay before we clean up let’s
let’s test your Greek because your Greek
was getting pretty good by the time we
left grease last time we’ll see what you
remember okay wait hold on hold on if
I get the Greek words right yeah then
you got to clean up if I get okay but I
have to get at least 80% right okay I
got if I get any of them if I get if I
fail then I’ll clean up okay we’ll do
some easy ones okay okay okay what does
gima mean good
morning okay maybe too maybe too easy
Kika good night Kisa good afternoon okay
okay she’s good right you know getting
married to a
GRE K Ori I never heard that one call
that means
good it’s good something cuz cie’s in it
yeah
calorx that’s pretty good means it’s
something like you would say before
people eat it’s almost like Bon
atit okay now what a war be now no
Dimitri you got say things that I
learned you can’t be throwing in new
greet things that you ever taught me
hungry I’m
hungry okay I’ll clean up I’ll clean up
you clean up I’ll clean up cuz you you
cooked wait wait wait actually now’s a
great time to bring this up you guys you
guys want to hear something funny oh
here we go let’s hear aika’s rule about
cleaning up and cooking so one day like
you know I I cooked a whole thing for AA
and then you know we we finished eating
and then she’s like are you going to
clean up and I’m like well well I cooked
so like you should clean that’s the rule
she’s like no if you cook you clean just
say guys let me explain Dimitri cooked a
meal one day for me and that’s the last
day he ever cooked a meal he got every
single pot dirty he had uh he had every
single plate out he had this that this
that and then he just completely left it
and then goes all food’s ready then I
had to eat I had to clean up all his
prep work plus the dishes I so I said
when you’re cooking you have to clean as
you cook no no has now told everybody I
said you to clean up after you cook no
listen you you can’t you can’t create a
masterpiece without making a mess okay
five clean mess up while you’re cooking
may there’s a lot going on there’s
timers going off I got multiple stuff on
the stove top like I’m I’m doing my no I
I understand and I appreciate the thing
that you did all I’m saying is like
right now while that’s cooking I would
have cleaned this up please explain
she’s changing up the rules now oh wow
we change it up the r no you guys hit us
in the comment section right now and
tell us as you’re cooking should you
clean up your prep workk or should you
leave the prep work and the dishes for
people to watch after you done cooking
cuz at that point I’d rather you not
cook listen I say if I’m blessing you
with my uh bless you know blessing is a
stretch there’s something about seeing a
man in the kitchen that just is so
attractive to me and look at you look at
you do my babe it suits you you know I
know you know what I wish like I was
more talented when it came to cooking I
I’m like okay I made the Jamaican
pumpkin soup that one time did you did
it was bomb it wasn’t like super
authentic mhm but it was no it was
pretty close it was so good you did a
good job was spicy and it was good I’m
not going to lie I didn’t even know we
had these little tablespoon things these
are awesome and they’re all like
magnetic I see they all stick together
that’s clever I actually got it on
Amazon when we first moved here I’ve
never used it except for today
ready the M CH what I’m putting it right
here look at that how does it look oh my
God does it look good look at it it’s
like bubbling it’s super
hot guys if you knew what it smelt like
in here it actually legitimately smells
like when I was a kid and I was like
ripping around the kitchen and whatever
really like I’m not going to lie like it
actually gives me like this nostalgic
feeling a really great it smells just
like it if I had known that this would
have been that special to you I would
have made it a while ago you you know
what it is like I didn’t even know that
it would like bring back all this but it
just I’m like I’m like choking up over
food here like what is going on like I’m
a grown man it’s just food but I don’t
know I think it just reminds you of yeah
you know I don’t know it was very nice
sweet potato I like I I feel like it it
gives it a little bit more personality I
hope so I hope it still tastes good get
some of the zi in there oh I thought
Zumi was just for salad no she knows you
know like when you have a Greek salad
and all the oil and like all that like M
nice you can’t call it anything but Zumi
cuz that’s what it is but it just gets
to the bottom I hope it’s good guys I’m
so nervous because I hope it’s good babe
look at this what do you mean you hope
it’s good it looks delicious I put too
much Zumi on it no no no you can’t
there’s no such thing oh one more potato
there’s no such thing as too much okay
ready here we go let’s go okay this is
the moment of truth I am so nervous I’m
going to start with the sweet potato
okay does it look like lemon chicken
yeah what do you mean yeah of
course I
know ooh the sweet potato is nice
really I’ve never had it with sweet
potato
ever that’s nice oh my God fried potato
and guys like this is the type of meal
you got to eat when it’s pip and
hot like it should be borderline burning
your like
tongue I hope it’s lemony
enough it’s good
baby wow really yes okay try the chicken
it actually tastes just like lemon Greek
potatoes that’s crazy you nailed it oh
my God okay try the chicken and get some
of the little you know Greek sauce on
that
naumi
baby are you just saying that I swear I
swear to you I am not really it’s good
this is Greek lemon chicken can I tell
you with like a little bit of a twist
with the with the sweet potato and it’s
like a little like spicier I did put
some cayenne pepper and then um when you
were upstairs I sprinkled a little bit
more in there child this is this is lit
like this is insanely good baby you
promise I promise and like I I hate to
break bad news to you but like this is
this is going to be your Tuesday this is
you for for a while now because now that
I know you can do this you know what I
will say U making the Greek dish the
preparation and the time and just like
everything about it it’s not like the
lemon chicken at the very least it’s not
hard um the other ones seem a little bit
more complicated but this one I don’t
mind making this for you sometimes
you’ll get people who make it too lemony
and it’s almost like hard to eat cuz
it’s just like straight lemon you know
and something about the potatoes soaks
up the lemon so th this is perfect baby
you freaking knocked it out of the park
like I can’t believe you did this on
your first try like I know it’s actually
pretty good I actually okay sorry okay
stop guys I wish I wish you could smell
through the camera and I wish you could
taste through the camera because I think
of all the food videos we’ve ever done
this is your favorite one baby this is
you know what I again I think it’s
because it reminds you of home I didn’t
even think like I didn’t think anything
of it like when you came and you got
this I was like oh that’s nice like you
know whatever but like once the house
started smelling like it yeah and like
and then now I’m not joking like I feel
like a kid again oh look it it’s this
weird nostalgic moment I did I wish I
done this like a long time ago I wish I
did that out of a 10 what would you rate
it 12 13 do you have any criticism for
me that I could improve on it make it a
little bit
better you could have made
more you could have made more baby
whatever bab it is perfect guys I’m
going to try and I swear to you I’m not
even just saying this because it’s IO I
hope you’re not just I would want you to
be because you know what I know there’s
people out there that’ll say their mom’s
lemon chicken is the best lemon chicken
and it’s like I get it it’s your mom but
like no the sweet potato it add a thing
what a Twist can I tell you if you’re a
Greek you’re watching this and you never
done the sweet potato in the lemon
chicken I can’t recommend it
enough
M I’m glad you like it baby this is Bomb
you guys have to try the recipe and let
me know um so
when I did put it inside the oven I did
um halfway through I took it out and I
did add a little tiny bit more seasoning
to it and I’m happy I did because I felt
like it would have been a bit more bland
had I not MH I want you guys to try it
and let me know what you think about it
if you have any Greek recipes or any
recipes at all that you want us to try
put it in the comment section and we
will try it yes let’s make this a Food
Channel I’m so down I love these videos
so much but like this one hit different
you do what you got to do with the
people but uh I’m getting more
food guys we hope you enjoyed the video
we hope you learned how to make lemon
chicken if you have any cool recipes
drop it love you guys and we’ll see you
guys soon bye this is fire what’s funny
I was actually thinking like before you
pulled it out I’m like I should prank
you and like tell you that not good W I
couldn’t do it can I tell you I couldn’t
do it it
smells I know I was was going to make
like a oo face but I I just I S I just
could I couldn’t do it to you this was
so nice it was so perfect pranks e
you’re trying to come Fort me e watch
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