Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it's a start.
– Anthony Bourdain
What this shashlyk is about?
Shashlik or shashlyk (Armenian: խորոված khorovats, Azerbaijani: şişlik or tikə kabab, Georgian: მწვადი mtsvadi, Persian: شیشلیک – Šišlik, Russian: шашлы́к, Polish: Szaszłyk, Lithuanian: šašlykas, Turkish: şaşlık, Hebrew: שישליק, Urdu: شاشلِک ), is a form of Shish kebab popular in Eastern and Central Europe (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary), the Baltic region in Northern Europe (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia), the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia), Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Turkey, and other places. Shashlik (meaning skewered meat) was originally made of lamb. Nowadays it is also made of pork or beef depending on local preferences and religious observances. The skewers are either threaded with meat only, or with alternating pieces of meat, fat, and vegetables, such as bell pepper, onion, mushroom and tomato. | Wikipedia
I’ve been cooking shashlyk and any other kinds of bbq quite regularly (mostly in summer) over the last 20 years. And I will tell you one thing: when doing barbecues nothing matters, except good meat. I know it requires some skills to cook it, but it’s really hard to fail, if you try and have a proper fresh meat.
What you will need
Nevertheless, here are some ingredients for the best skewers you ever tasted:
- skewers, preferably metal ones (it wasn’t a problem to find these even in Spain in the Chinese store around the corner, or any Russian store);
- wood, which is better or bbq charcoal;
- 2 kg (4.5 lbs) of pork neck or pork entrecote (pardon my French), some lamers do it with pork shoulder also, but leave it to them;
- 0,5-1 kg onions;
Marinade components:
- salt, garlic (several cloves minced), mustard, black pepper (red pepper or any other good too), basil, parsley, coriander, turmeric and some little vegetable oil (olive or sunflower) mixed in a bowl.
Cut meat into 5x5cm cubes (more or less) and cut excessive fat:
Cut onions into thick rings:
Mix it all up with marinade for some time, cover and put into a fridge (if you are not in a hurry—leave it over night, but some hour or two would be enough).
Meanwhile start a fire, open a cold bottle of beer and enjoy:
How to do it right
When there is almost no fire anymore thread the meat onto the skewers, each piece separated by onion rings (you may add whatever vegetables you prefer, like small tomatoes or such).
It should be a good heat without open fire by that moment:
Now put all the skewers 20cm above the heat close to each other:
The moment comes to put the beer aside and turn them around by little once in several minutes.
Enjoy outstanding smell and view:
It will take around 30-40 minutes, if you have good heat.
Cut any suspicious piece to see, if it’s not pink inside.
Get the skewers out, serve while hot and enjoy:
Usually we would get meat off into a pot and cover it, so it would be warm while dining:
BON APPETIT!
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Cheers and have a great day!
Sincerely yours, @richman
pork on a skewer, it doesn't get any better. Gorgeous post!
Muchos gracias, mi amiga ;D
Thank you for posting @richman. Looks delicious.........
Thank you for your comment!
That looks delicious man! And you are right, good meat is key! But it's still possible to ruin good meat so it involves skill as well. You have it.
I love the fire made with wood. Flavorwise it beats briquettes every time!
Didn't know you were a whiskey man! That's great. It's such a beautiful drink. I love it.
Thank you!
It's possible to ruin anything, but it's really simple and convenient to do bbq like this.
Just a little attention to the process and everything will be fine, if meat is good.
Sometimes I'm a whiskey man too :D
Actually I'm a beer-vodka-whiskey-brendy-tequilla-younameit man...
This bottle was a gift from my friend, so why not. I like good alcohol ;D
I still remember your grilled duck, btw! It looked so perfect :D
I mean this post: https://steemit.com/food/@exyle/first-time-duck-from-the-charcoal-grill-lessons-learned
One day I will cook it too ;-)
Thanks for the compliment! That duck was a lot of fun to make. I also recommend you try it one day. It's delicious. Not sure how one would do it on an open fire. But as a grill enthusiast yourself I'm sure you find a good way.
I immediately wanted to shish kebab)))))
It's all for you!
I need them with the capsicum please. :)
It was in the second picture too, but I cut it unfortunately :D
Specially for you with red wine:
woohoo... nice. That's why I think was nice following you.:-)
Mmmmmm! Yummy! Im starved now! Lol! ♨♨♨
I can imagine, I was getting more and more hungry while making this post :D
Очень вкусно!!
Обожаю шашлык!
Спасибо за комментарий :-)
Yeah, I did, and it was a wow
Thanks for the comment!
I love your posts :D
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These look really tasty, def worth a try :)
Yep, this is one of the most delicious dishes, I know about (perhaps except some sweets) :D
you did it right ;)
Thank you! Glad you liked it :D
This looks really good!
Thank you :D
@richman -did you BBQ in the fireplace?
hmmmm .. maybe I should give it a try, too
Well, this was a special fireplace outside.
Yet, you can surely try to do it home, must be careful though.
I would just love to see the pictures. If you have any questions you know where to find me :D
@richman - ah an outdoor fireplace -
when we bought ours, I saw one with something that looks like a stove on it and I wanted that - very handy and functional then I saw this and thought if this is indoors - wow - your house must smell really delicious after that and it's going to be BBQ all 4 seasons :) that rocks
I'm not doing bbq in winter that often. Yet, for me it's not a big deal to cook it outside even in winter. It's just not much common here. We usually start cooking bbq on May 1, some even call it Peace&BBQ Day!
My friends have a house in suburb with a fireplace inside and two fireplaces outside, but we still do bbq outside in winter and then simply enjoy a fireplace inside (this way it's much more clean lol).
It's a good idea to make some marshmallows at least, much fun :D
@richman - not a marshmallow fan
but love the idea of indoor BBQ except for the smell even though delicious might linger in the house for quite some time?
That's for sure, you will have that great food smell, but you will get used to it :D
I cooked bbq in friend's apartment in Spain on an electric gril, not a big deal!
Wow! I am no cook but this has inspired me to try it! It looks that good!
Thank you!
It's really not hard to cook bbq like that :D
that looks completely legit. must try!
Indeed :D
Thanks for your comment!