Schaschlik

Name: Schaschlik
Yield: Yield: 8 Portions
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: Salt, as needed; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tsp/5 mL red pepper flakes; 1 pint/480 mL ketchup; 2 tbsp/30 mL sweet paprika; 1 tbsp/15 mL curry powder; 1 pint/480 mL crushed tomatoes; Ground black pepper, as needed; 1 oz/28 g brown sugar; 2 lb 8 oz/1.13 kg boneless pork butt; 8 oz/227 g minced onions; 2 tsp/10 mL Tabasco sauce; 1½ tsp/2 g chopped oregano; 1 tbsp/15 mL Worcestershire sauce; 1 onion (about 12 oz/340 g); 8 bamboo skewers, 8 in/20 cm; 2 red peppers (about 12 oz/340 g); 12 oz/340 g sliced bacon; 1 fl oz/30 mL vegetable oil

Preparation info

Yield:
8
Portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Street Foods

By Hinnerk von Bargen and Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

About

Classically, schaschlik is a grilled meat skewer found all over Central and Western Asia. The word is derived from shish, the Turkish word for “skewer.” This version, a pork kebob braised in an aromatic tomato sauce, is an extremely popular street-food snack found at street-food booths all over Germany.

Ingredients

Sauce

8 oz/227 g minced onions
1 fl oz/30

Europe
Germany
Snack
Street Food

Method

To make the sauce, sweat the onions in the vegetable oil over very moderate heat in a rondeau or similar pan until very tender and slightly caramelized, about 15 minutes. Add the garlic and sweat until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add the red pepper flakes, paprika, and curry powder and cook until fragrant.
Add the tomatoes, ketchup, sugar, Worcestershire, Tabas