How to cook a delicious kebab in the oven: 3 proven ways

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

If you can't get out into nature, make a barbecue at home. It will not be worse.

How to cook barbecue in the oven: general recommendations

1. For barbecue, choose fresh pork, beef, chicken or lamb without skins and films. But small layers of fat are welcome: they will make the kebab juicier.

2. Do not cut the meat into too small pieces, otherwise the kebab may turn out dry. The ideal size for meat cubes is about 3–5 cm.

3. For the finished meat to be juicy and aromatic, you first need to marinate it. Our recipes for excellent marinades will help you.

4. Smoked aroma can be achieved with liquid smoke. It can be added directly to the marinade, poured into a baking sheet, if you cook shish kebab on skewers or in a sleeve, or on the bottom of a jar. For 1 kg of meat, use 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke.

How to cook kebab on skewers

Shish kebab on skewers turns out to be almost as crispy and juicy as shish kebab from the grill.

Regular skewers are unlikely to fit into the oven, so use wooden skewers as an alternative. To prevent them from catching fire, soak them in water for 20-30 minutes just before cooking the kebab.

Then place the marinated meat on the skewers, not too tightly. You can alternate slices with onion rings from the same marinade, or with other vegetables, such as slices of tomato or bell pepper.

You can put the skewers with meat directly on the wire rack in the oven, placing a baking sheet under it so that excess juice drips into it. Or put them on a narrow baking sheet or mold so that the ends of the skewers are located on the edges of the dishes. It will turn out to be a kind of mini-grill.

In both cases, it is better to cover the baking sheets with foil so that later you do not have to wash them for a long time.

Chicken skewers in the oven should be cooked at 200 ° C, and skewers from other meat should be cooked at 230-240 ° C. Due to the strong heating, the meat will be covered with a golden brown crust, but inside it will remain juicy: no liquid will evaporate from it.

Place the kebab in a preheated oven for 20-30 minutes. It may take a little longer, depending on the type and freshness of the meat.

Turn meat periodically and sprinkle with water or leftover marinade. You can check the readiness of the kebab by cutting the meat a little. It should be well baked.

How to cook kebab in a jar

Barbecue from a can smells incredibly delicious and turns out to be very juicy. It will not be as crispy as a regular kebab. But if you really want to make an appetizing crust, then after cooking you can fry the meat in a pan.

Put the pieces of meat on skewers in the same way as in the first method. Then place them in clean, dry 3-5 liter jars. The size of the jar will depend on the length of the skewers and the amount of meat on them. One jar will fit no more than five skewers.

For a richer flavor, you can add pickled or fried onions to the bottom.

Seal the necks of the cans with foil and make several small punctures in it. This is necessary so that excess steam can escape from the can.

You need to put the jars in a cold oven, otherwise the glass may burst with a sharp temperature drop. Then set the temperature to 200 ° C and leave the meat for an hour.

Then turn off the oven, but do not open it and do not take out the jars for about 15-20 minutes. Again, due to the temperature difference.

When the jars have cooled slightly, gently wrap each jar with a dry towel and remove from the oven.

How to cook a shish kebab up your sleeve

As already mentioned, onions are able to give meat an incredibly mouth-watering flavor. Now imagine what the smell would be like if you used a lot of onions.

4–6 large onions are enough for 1 kg of meat, but you can take more. Cut the onion into half rings, put in a colander and pour over boiling water to remove the bitterness. Then add 2-3 tablespoons of vinegar, 1-2 tablespoons of sugar, salt to taste and a few tablespoons of water to it. Leave the onions to marinate for an hour.

Then place the onions in a roasting sleeve and distribute over almost the entire length. Put the marinated meat on top, without stirring it with the onion. Tie up the bag and make a few punctures in it.

Place a baking sheet with meat in an oven preheated to 220 ° C for an hour. And to make the kebab toasted, cut the sleeve and leave in the oven for another 20-30 minutes.

The shish kebab in the sleeve turns out to be fragrant and well baked. However, it will not be covered with the same crust as meat cooked on the grill.