My kids love food on a stick, so I often serve meat and veggies on skewers including shrimp kabobs, Hawaiian chicken kabobs, and these flavorful steak shish kabobs. You just can’t go wrong with classic shish kabobs – they’re fun to eat, simple to make, and can easily be customized to suit your family’s tastes. Add some side dishes like black eyed pea salad, mushroom rice, crock pot baked potatoes and roasted cherry tomatoes, then you’ll have a restaurant quality meal that’s sure to earn you rave reviews from family and friends. You can even add some tzatziki sauce for dipping!
Shish Kabob Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need soy sauce, lemon juice, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, Italian seasoning, black pepper, salt, onion powder, steak, red onion, red and green bell peppers and fresh parsley.
How Do You Make Shish Kabobs?
A great shish kabob is flavored with a fabulous marinade. First make a marinade with soy sauce, lemon juice, olive oil and seasonings. Place cubes of steak in the marinade and let them soak up all the flavors for at least an hour. Skewer the marinated steak with peppers and onions and the kabobs are ready to go on the grill. Grill the kabobs until the steak is cooked through and the veggies are slightly tender. Add a sprinkle of parsley, then serve and enjoy.
Tips For Shish Kabobs
You can use wooden skewers (bamboo) or metal skewers. I like to use metal skewers because they don’t bend or break. If you use bamboo skewers, make sure to soak the skewers for 30 minutes in cold water so that they don’t burn on the grill. You want your veggie chunks to be about the same size as your meat so that everything touches the grill. I like to use two different colors of bell peppers because it looks nicer, but you can use a single type of bell pepper if you prefer. These skewers can be grilled indoors on a grill pan, or outside on a gas or charcoal grill. If you don’t have a grill, you can use your broiler instead.
Shish Kabob Flavor Variations
One reason shish kabobs are so much fun is that you can put practically anything on the skewers. Here are some fun variations you can try.
Meat: Try bite sized pieces of chicken breasts or chicken thighs, pork tenderloin cubes or medium sized shrimp instead of the beef. Vegetarian: For a vegetarian option, you can use cubes of extra firm tofu. Veggies: Feel free to add different vegetables to your skewers such as mushrooms, zucchini, yellow squash or cherry tomatoes. You can even add fruit like pineapple for a tropical twist! Spicy: For spicy kabobs, add crushed red pepper flakes or hot sauce to the marinade.
These shish kabobs will please your family and friends with their bright colors and fresh flavors. They are easily customized and always fun to eat! Need some more summer entertaining inspiration? Don’t miss my collections of 30 summer dessert recipes, 38 summer dinner recipes and 45 summer salad recipes!
