Shishlik (Israeli Skewers)

Pneuma's Note:

Popular in Israel and you can use any meat, beef, or lamb. Usually prepared without any veggies on the skewers and best served with salads and pita. Preparation time assumes that the meat has been cubed. Yield depends on how small the meat is cubed

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 20.0 skewers

• 1 ½ cups olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• ¼ cup parsley , chopped
• 2 tablespoons salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 lbs beef steaks , cubed
• skewer , metal but wooden would do but needs to be presoaked, as needed

Directions:

1. For the marinade: Combine all ingredients except the meat in a bowl and mix well.
2. Add the meat to the marinade; mix and coat well.
3. Marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator; drain liquid and skewer the meat.
4. Broil skewers in a preheated broiler for about 7 minutes on each side or until cooked.

Reviews

[SandwichQueen]

This turned out to be a really yummy marinade, though I'd dial back the salt a bit. I didn't marinade for the 2 hours, but about 40 minutes on the counter while I prepared other parts of dinner. We just broiled ours in the oven since it was on anyway. We served with hummus, pita chips, and fresh cut-up veggies. Yummy!

[Halcyon Eve]

Wonderful! I used lean beef cut into large cubes, which filled 2 large metal skewers. We cut it up afterwards according to our taste, and served it on pita bread with Israeli Salad. It made a fantastic summery meal! Thanks so much for sharing, Pneuma! Made for Everyday is a Holiday tag game.

[Gerry]

Have to add another WOW as many of your other reviewers have already done. Love using skewers as appetizer/starts and this one is delicious and packed with flavor - a real hit at our house. Made as posted with snipped in parsley freshly picked from the backyard garden - there really is something about using herbs fresh from the garden when doing these marinades!I did add peppers, sweet onion and mushrooms to some of the skewers for variety - they made for an excellent addition to the platter! Have I told you just how much I enjoy those recipes of yours Pneuma - thank you for another that has gone into my cookbook to use again - and again!