Clem's Sheesh
and Shish Kebab
It is said that
sheesh kebab is ground meat on a skewer whereas shish kebab
is pieces or chunks of meat on a skewer. This is a bit strange seeing as
the adjectival word is derived from the Turkish meaning skewer (or
sword) and kebab means roasted meat. Nonetheless, forms of
kebab are found across a wide geography which encompasses north
Africa, the middle east and the Indian sub-continent. In SE Asia,
skewered meats are satay (or sate).
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Clem's
Lamb sheesh kebab (left) and beef shish kebab
being barbecued Different flavoring agents are used in different geographic regions. In my rendition, both ground lamb and pieces of beef are marinated overnight in different combinations of garlic, onion, cumin, coriander leaves, kashmiri chilli powder, garam masala, black pepper, tomato, and salt to taste. The sheesh kebab has to be carefully roasted as it tends to fall off the skewer (I avoided this by broiling the kebabs with a culinary torch burner first before placement on the barbecue. This forms a crust hard enough to stop the ground meat from parting with the skewer. |
02 April 2023
Created by Clem Kuek