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beef kabob recipe

Simple Beef Kebabs

"American" style beef kebabs with savory, slightly sweet marinade for grilling.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Resting Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1-2 lbs Cubed beef Use round tip, sirloin, strip, or tenderloin

Marinade

  • 3 tbsp Neutral oil like olive oil, I used vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp Low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tsp table ground black pepper
  • 1.5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp Evaporated Cane sugar any sugar works
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 whole fresh lemon (just the juice) or 2-3 tbsp of lemon juice

Veg for the Skewers

  • 2 whole Vidalia onions
  • 2 whole Bell peppers

Instructions

  • Take your beef and cube up into equal sized portions.
    You want them to be the same size so they finish at roughly the same time.
  • In a mixing bowl combine the marinade ingredients ensuring the sugar is dissolved and the garlic powder is mixed well.
    This marinade is for ~1-2 lbs of cubed beef.
    If you need more marinade, make more vs scaling.
    3 tbsp Neutral oil, 3 tbsp Low sodium soy sauce, 1 tsp table ground black pepper, 1.5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbsp Evaporated Cane sugar, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 whole fresh lemon (just the juice)
  • To a gallon storage bag add your beef and marinade.
    Marinate for 1-4 hours.
    DO NOT marinate overnight - the acid in the lemon juice will negatively impact the exterior of the beef and turn it to mush.
  • If you're using bamboo skewers - either soak in water a day in advance OR soak in water while the beef marinates.
  • Get your grill to ~350-375F.
  • Chop up your choice of veg - I used Vidalia onions and red/yellow bell peppers.
    Cut these into squares so that they're roughly the same size as the cubed beef.
  • Take your beef and veg and put them onto the skewers, alternating veg and beef.
  • Take your beef kebabs and put onto the grill, directly over the fire.
  • I prefer to flip every 30-45 seconds vs searing too long in one spot - if you notice some spots getting too much love, rotate the skewer as you're cooking so other spots get more love.
  • In terms of "doneness" all you're looking for is some char on the exterior of the meat and veg and for the beef to take on a brown-ish hue.
    For me with my setup, this took ~20 minutes but your setup might be different and may cook faster.
  • Once you're happy with the beef, take off to rest for 5 minutes and then enjoy!