Kebabs with Plum Sauce

Name: Kebabs with Plum Sauce (Sjaslik s Sousom Tkemal)
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 800 g–1 kg/1¾-2¼ lb beef fillet; 1 onion, finely sliced; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup red wine; 15 g/½ oz/1 tbsp butter; salt and ground black pepper; lemon wedges, to garnish; green salad and cooked rice, to serve; green salad and cooked rice, to serve; 300 g/11 oz fresh green or red plums; 300 g/11 oz fresh green or red plums; 400 ml/14 fl oz/1⅔ cups water; 2 garlic cloves; 45 ml/3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro); 45 ml/3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro); small pinch of cayenne pepper; salt

Sjaslik s Sousom Tkemal

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from My Russian Grandmother's Kitchen

By Elena Makhonko

Published 2015

About

At weekends, Russians love to go on a picnic. Family members, friends and colleagues are all invited to go to sjasliki – cooking food on skewers. The best sjaslik are made over the glowing cinders left from an open fire.

Ingredients

800 g–1 kg/1¾-2¼ lb beef fillet
1 <

Europe
Russia
Starter
Gluten-free
Low carb
Low sugar
High protein
Keto
Very low sodium
Low sodium

Method

Cut the meat into 3-4cm/1¼-1½in square chunks. Put in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add the onion and wine to the beef and mix. Cover the bowl with clear film (plastic wrap) and leave in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.

Energy 325kcal/1364kJ; Protein 43.4g; Carbohydrate 8.2g, of which sugars 7.8g; Fat 12.5g, of which saturates 5.6g; Cholesterol 122mg; Calcium 48mg; Fibre 2g; Sodium 95mg.