How to pickle a shish kebab from beef

Beef is not as fatty meat as, for example, pork or lamb, but rather stiff. Therefore, before pickling beef on shish kebab, it should be taken into account that it is necessary to soak this kind of meat longer, and a marinade will need more. There are several cooking secrets. The seasoned shish kebabs advise that the shish kebab of beef should be soft, the meat should be slightly discarded before pickling. And that it was more succulent, you can pre-lubricate the pieces with vegetable oil. Classic barbecue beef with vinegar will surprise no one. But there are more delicious and original recipes that will please even the most demanding gourmets.

1. Kefir marinade for shish kebab from beef
2. Beef shish kebab: recipe marinade with kiwi

Recipe number 1. Kefir marinade for shish kebab from beef

Choosing a way how to cook shish kebab from beef, you can stay on kefir marinade. Due to this soaking the meat becomes tender and has an unusual taste and aroma. In addition, the dish can be eaten even by the smallest members of the family.

Necessary ingredients:

• beef meat - 1 kg
• onions - 2 pcs.
• lemon - 0,5 pieces;
• kefir with fat content 3,2% - 1 l
• pepper ground, salt
• pepper black peas - 5-6 pieces
• dill, basil, salt - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. meat wash and cut into slices;
2. each slice with ground pepper;
3. peel the onion, wash and cut into rings;
4. in kefir add salt, dill, basil, onion rings, bell pepper and lemon juice;
5. in ready kefir marinade, shift the cut and peppered meat.

Shish kebab of beef in kefir must be marinated in the refrigerator for at least four hours. It is best to use glass or earthenware. Pieces of meat string on the skewer, alternating with onion rings, and roast over hot coals.

Recipe number 2. Beef shish kebab: recipe marinade with kiwi

This recipe will help you even if you get very tough, old meat, because kiwi is considered an ideal softener. Therefore, it is recommended to use this fruit to soak the hard beef. Shish kebab from beef with kiwi is important not to overexert in the marinade, otherwise the meat under the influence of acid will simply fall apart into separate fibers.

Necessary ingredients:

• Beef tenderloin - 1,5 kg
• lemon - 0,5 pieces
• kiwi fruit - 2 pcs
• onion - 2 pieces
• Salt and spices - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. We prepare the beef meat, remove the films from it, cut it into pieces of medium size and add it to the pickling vessel;
2. sprinkle the meat on top with spices and salt. You can take and ready-made shop seasoning for shish kebab;
3. then the meat is poured with juice of half a lemon;
4. Onions are cut into rings and laid out to the meat. All mixed.

You, probably, were surprised, why it is not used kiwi. The fact is that if you want to cook shish kebabs in the country, then it is better to add kiwi to the marinade upon arrival there. After all, if shish kebab from beef is placed in marinade with kiwi for a long time, the meat will become tasteless, too soft. Even dry and hard meat enough 30-40 minutes soaking in kiwi.

Kiwi for marinating kebab can be cut into rings or small cubes. If you want meat to be marinated literally in 15-20 minutes, kiwi can be passed through a meat grinder or crushed with a blender.

When the coals are ready, the shish kebabs are strung on skewers and roasted over them. Rings of onions and kiwi slices, if desired, can also be alternated with pieces of meat on skewers or simply discarded. Bon Appetit!