Kebabsmake any meal festive. Lean lamb isthe traditional meat for shisk kebabs,but
chunks of beef,pork,poultry,seafood and pre-cooked meat are alsogood.
The following are suggestions for creating kebabs:
•Toallowcorrectspac{ngbetweenthetwoprongsonskewer, keepprongsasparallel
as possible when putting food on skewers.
• Somefoods are easier to insert on skewers if first pierced with a toothpick.
•Preheating the element is not necessary.Turn erement on after food hasbeen
placed on accessory.
•HI is the recommended setting for cooking most kebabs.Skewer cooking is best
when done quickry as longcooking times tend to dry out kebabs.
• Cookingtimes wLIIalsovary according tothetypes offoods beingcooked. The time
rangew)]l befrom 15 to45 minutes on the H}setting. Asan exampleham cubes
with canned fruit will cook in 15 minutes, whereas pork sausage _inksand raw
vegetables could take 45 minutes.
• Voltagedifferences maymakecooking timesslightly different at var)ous times.
• Cut meat into one+inchcubes.
• Meat usually should bemarinated to provide extra tenderness and flavor. Brush
marinade over thekebabs as they cook.
• For rare meat,cubes should be placed close together;for well-done, leavea space
between cubes.
• Avoidovercooking skeweredmeat; itis usually moretenderand tastywhencooked
rare or meal(urn.
• Raw or firm vegetables may need to be partially cooked sothat they will bedone at
the same time as the meat. Onions, potatoes and squash arebest if parboiled or
partially microwaved.
• PartiaUycooked bacon can be wrapped around vegetables such as squash or
mushrooms before placingon skewers to prevent drying out. While cooking, brush
kebabswith marinade, peanutoroliveoil, herbbutteror fruitjuice tokeepfoodmoist.
• Meat, vegetables or fruits can be alternated on the same skewer or skewered
separately due to differences in cooking time.
• Therearenumerous foodcombinationsthat canbeusedsuch as:beefcubes,cherry
tomatoesor tomato wedges, and greenpepper squares; _ambor beef cubes,
zucchini slices, and mushrooms; pork and yam cubes and apple slices; pork
sausage, peaches, and cherries.
• Thespit with skewers will fit across thesink while food is being added; making
preparation easier.