Asian Take on Shish Kebab

This blog is a guide to life.

And food is one of the best things in life.

So hopefully this recipe won't be the last but rather, the first of many to come.

Oh, and if you do try any recipe and screw it up, please don't attribute your failure to me.

You will find that I will rarely include the specific amount of an ingredient to use, simply because I don't believe cooking is concerned with numbers but rather with feeling.
You have to feel right about the amount of chilli you're using, right about the sauce you're making, and right about the overall taste you wish to achieve.

Basically what I'm saying is, it all comes from the heart.
(But honestly, some of us really can't cook...but...we all try don't we?)

My Asian Shish Kebab

Main ingredients



*Steak, diced up into cubes. I used chuck steak in this instance.
*Parsley, chopped up.
*Turmeric powder
*Cumin powder
*Sea salt
*Ground pepper
*Olive oil
*Dried basil
*Sake
*Skewers
*Lime (optional)

#1 After dicing the steak and chopping the parsley, mix together the salt, pepper, cumin, turmeric and most of the parsley.



#2 Season the steak cubes in the mix and skewer them.

#3 Drizzle olive oil and sake.

#4 Heat the grill pan/frying pan with generous amount of olive oil, and place skewers on top, regularly turning over.



#5 Scatter the remaining parsley around the meat, and go wild with the dried basil. (Cooking time depends on the preferred rarity. Obviously the shorter the time, the more rare it is.)

#6 Once done, fish the meat out.



#7 An optional step would be to squeeze a fresh lime on top of the meat, which adds a certain tang to the final flavour.

Such a strong meaty dish is best consumed with rice and some other mild dish to balance the palate.



I paired the shish kebab with sauteed onions and tomatoes with fresh oregano.

There you go.


At the end of the day, it's all about feeling.

So even if you came up with an unorthodox dish of say, steamed salmon with soya sauce, it would feel right as long as YOU feel it's right.

It's confidence baby.