At the word “shish kebab” many immediately have an association with a picnic in nature, a sunny, pleasant day, the smell of bonfire and delicious soft meat. So that a hard skewer does not spoil the whole mood, you need to be able to choose a suitable piece of meat and properly marinate it. The softness and juiciness of the prepared meat directly depends on the ingredients of the marinade, which can prevent protein folding during heat treatment of the product.
Acids, which can be found in different products, have this property. Therefore, there is a huge variety of marinade recipes for barbecue from any kind of meat. This juice of onions or tomatoes, table vinegar, kefir, ayran and sparkling mineral water. However, fruit acids are also widely used. In eastern countries, meat is pickled in pomegranate juice.
In the article, we consider a marinade recipe for barbecue with kiwi. This cooking option is gaining popularity, it is enough to use an exotic fruit once to soften the meat to love the recipe and add it to your personal cookbook. Even a simple addition of kiwi to the sliced pieces of meat will make them tender after frying, but it is interesting to combine it with different spices and spices, which we will discuss later. For each type of meat, special ingredients are prepared that can emphasize its taste. To begin with, we’ll figure out how to choose it on the market so that it is suitable for roasting on a fire or in the oven.
Choose meat
Before cooking the kiwi marinade for barbecue, go to the market for fresh and quality meat. You can fry lamb, beef, pork or chicken. Usually, for chicken kebabs, buy brisket in any butcher's shop. You can also fry wings on the fire. When buying, make sure that the product is not weathered or bluish. Although cheap chicken is usually quickly dismantled and fresh supplies are delivered to stores daily.
Let's take a closer look at how to choose a suitable piece of pork. First of all, you need to pay attention to the external signs of the freshness of the product - its smell and color. Fresh meat for barbecue is not good, choose chilled, but not frozen. Layer of fat should be present in the meat, otherwise it will turn out to be dry. The ideal combination of meat and fat is 4 to 1. These are the following parts of the carcass - shoulder blade, neck, ham or sternum.
When buying beef and lamb, pay attention to the color of fat. If yellowness is visible, then the meat is old. And in beef, the age of the cow gives out color, the darker the meat, the older the animal. It is best to choose pink veal for barbecue.
How to quickly peel a kiwi
Choose a solid and uniform consistency for marinade kebab kiwi, without soft spots and darkening on the peel, as you will have to throw a lot of pulp. For preparation, the fruit is first peeled, and then either cut into small pieces or rubbed on a grater. You can use a blender for large quantities of meat.
On sale there are special devices for the quick release of such fruits from the peel, but very quickly this can be done with an ordinary teaspoon. The photo above shows that the kiwi is first cut in half, and then a spoon is inserted into the gap between the skin and pulp. Having turned around the entire perimeter of the circle, take out the already peeled half. The process takes only a minute, so this method is most convenient to use.
Pork marinade recipe
Barbecue with kiwi is made from pork neck. The meat is pre-washed under wastewater, dipped in a paper towel to get rid of excess moisture and cut into large pieces. Their size should not be less than 3 x 4 cm, otherwise the meat will become quickly overdried. Place all chopped meat in a large enameled bowl. As a container for pickling, use either such dishes or clay. A stainless steel option or a large cast-iron cauldron is suitable. In no case do not take an aluminum pan, it will turn black from acid and spoil the appearance of the meat.
For marinade to barbecue with kiwi, prepare such products per 1 kg of pork:
- 1 kiwi
- 1 medium-sized lemon;
- salt and black pepper - a pinch;
- a couple of sprigs of thyme for flavor.
Cooking Simple Marinade
Kiwi must be peeled as described above and grated or whipped with a blender into the pulp.
Cut the lemon into 4 parts and squeeze the juice from one directly into the meat. Throw the rest into the bowl. Salt and sprinkle with pepper, add thyme spice and mix with meat directly with your hands. Cover with cling film and place in a cool place for 1.5–2 hours. According to reviews, the kebab in the marinade with kiwi should not be longer than 2 hours, otherwise the meat will become too soft and cottony, it will simply creep into individual fibers. Therefore, stick to the recipe and then everything will turn out great.
Lemon Recipe
For the next version of the marinade with kiwi to barbecue, you will need these ingredients:
- 3 kg of pork;
- 4 kiwi;
- 2 pcs. onions;
- 4 kiwi;
- salt, pepper and seasoning to taste.
On sale there is a specially selected dry mixture of herbs for marinating barbecue. Its most convenient to use. It is enough to pour half a packet on such an amount of meat so that the kebab is fragrant.
How to cook
For convenience of pickling and further transportation to the picnic area, we will use a 5 kg plastic container with a lockable lid. Cut the meat into large pieces. Onions are peeled and cut into rings. When stringing meat on skewers, they are put on between pieces. Kiwi is cleaned and pulverized. First, the meat and onions are mixed. It is recommended that the rings be slightly pressed before adding to the container so that they give a better juice.
Sprinkle everything with spices and salt. At the very end, add kiwi puree and mix thoroughly. Wrap the pickled meat in a plastic bag or cling film and set aside in a cool brew place. Within an hour, you can cover the container with a lid and go on a picnic. While the fire burns out and coals are obtained, the meat has time to ripen completely in the marinade. This recipe for barbecue marinade with kiwi reviews has only positive. Firstly, the meat turns out to be tender and remains juicy, and secondly, onions are familiar to us, which many people like to eat with fried meat.
Beef Marinade
Many people do not eat pork because of religious beliefs or diet. A wonderful kebab is obtained from beef, if properly marinated. To prepare the marinade for beef kebab with kiwi, you will need such components for 1 kg of meat:
- 3 medium sized onions;
- 2 kiwi;
- 2 tomatoes (preferably juicy);
- salt and black pepper to taste.
The method of preparation of marinade
Wash the meat, dry with a napkin and cut into large pieces. Peel and chop the onion rings, from which squeeze the juice directly into the bowl. Sprinkle with seasoning and salt. Then mix everything with your hands to distribute all the ingredients evenly throughout the bowl.
To quickly peel tomatoes, pour boiling water over them. Then remove it with a knife so that only the pulp remains, and rub the vegetables through a metal sieve. Kiwi peel and tinder on a grater. If you have a blender, you can cut fruits and vegetables into pieces and grind together using a kitchen appliance. In a bowl with meat add not only fruit and vegetable puree, but also the juice that remained after whipping.
It remains to mix everything and the marinade according to the recipe for beef kebab with kiwi is ready! The meat should be in it for no more than 2 hours, and then you can fry it on charcoal.
Barbecue chicken kebab
What to do if it is winter outside or it rains, and you really want to eat a delicious barbecue. It can also be cooked in the oven using chicken breast. Wash the meat and cut into portions.
Chicken pickles faster, one hour is enough. If you decide to replace chicken with turkey, then hold the meat in the marinade for 1.5 hours.
For 1 kg of chicken, prepare these products for marinade:
- a pound of onion;
- 1 kiwi
- optionally add one bell pepper;
- salt - a pinch;
- black pepper and coriander to taste.
Clean, wash and grind all ingredients on a blender, turning into a homogeneous pulp. Pour the meat in a bowl with the resulting mixture and add salt and spices. Mix with your hands so that all the meat is carefully covered, and put in the refrigerator for an hour, after covering the bowl with foil. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. At this time, put the meat on a wooden skewer and place it on a baking sheet, greased with vegetable oil, close to each other. Bake until cooked for about 30 or 40 minutes.
Enjoy your meal!