Beef kebab to make the meat soft on the grill

A unique way to cook a soft beef kebab. In breadcrumbs, the shish kebab will retain its flavor as much as possible. You can serve it with fresh vegetables, onions or green onions and table vinegar.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 66 % 19 g
Fats 31 % 9 g
Carbohydrates 3 % 1 g
163 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 4 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make a beef kebab so that the meat is soft on the grill? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. To make a beef kebab soft, it is better to choose the neck part of the animal carcass or a cut from the spine. This is the most tender beef meat. And it is desirable that the animal is not old. If there is no way to find out, I will share my secrets on how to make beef kebab soft.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Crush the cilantro seeds with a mortar or other method, but not into powder. It is enough just to crush the seeds.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Pass the onion through a meat grinder or grater.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Cut the meat into pieces about 3.5 x 4 cm in size, equal in size.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Put the meat in a cup, add salt to taste, add grated onion, any mayonnaise, preferably not cheese., pour soda and cilantro, mix everything thoroughly. Press down with a flat plate and put it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    When the meat is marinated, string it on sticks, alternating each piece of meat with a small piece of internal fat. If you have wooden skewers, they need to be soaked in water beforehand. The meat will be juicier.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    For a change, you can sprinkle several sticks with meat with breadcrumbs, pressing crumbs to the pieces of meat with your hand. It will turn out a tender kebab with a pleasant crispness.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Place the sticks on the grill over the burnt coals and fry, turning evenly. To prevent the coals from burning up from dripping fat, sprinkle a little water on the grill. (Right on the kebab sticks).

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Here we have a wonderful, soft beef kebab. Complement this dish with fresh vegetables, herbs, a light salad!

For more confidence that the kebab will be soft and time allows, the sticks can be held for 2 hours in the freezer. Or you can leave it overnight.

So that the mucous membrane of the eyes is not irritated when slicing onions, rinse the onion and knife with cold water. The cutting board will not absorb the unpleasant onion smell if you rub it with a piece of lemon before slicing.

If you use ready-made spice mixes, be sure to read the composition on the package. Often, salt is already present in such mixtures, take this into account, otherwise you risk over-salting the dish.

It is better to prepare mayonnaise yourself. It will be tastier and healthier. See here interesting recipes for homemade mayonnaise.
Also, as a dressing, you can use not only mayonnaise, but also sour cream or natural yogurt. They can be taken separately or mixed with mayonnaise in any proportion to your taste - this will reduce the calorie content of the dish.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Melted beef fat - 871   kcal/100g
  • Fat beef - 171   kcal/100g
  • Lean beef - 158   kcal/100g
  • Beef brisket - 217   kcal/100g
  • Beef - okovalok - 380   kcal/100g
  • Beef - lean roast - 200   kcal/100g
  • Beef shoulder - 137   kcal/100g
  • Beef - ribs - 233   kcal/100g
  • Beef - ham - 104   kcal/100g
  • Beef - tail - 184   kcal/100g
  • Boiled ham - 269   kcal/100g
  • Beef corned beef - 216   kcal/100g
  • Dried ground cilantro - 216   kcal/100g
  • Coriander - 25   kcal/100g
  • Cilantro, coriander - 25   kcal/100g
  • Salad mayonnaise of 50% fat content - 502   kcal/100g
  • Light mayonnaise - 260   kcal/100g
  • Provencal Mayonnaise - 624   kcal/100g
  • Provencal mayonnaise - 627   kcal/100g
  • Table mayonnaise - 627   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Baking soda - 0   kcal/100g

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