Spiced Beef Mishkaki
Tanzanian street-food beef skewers with ginger, garlic, and warm spices, grilled until charred and tender. Ready in under 30 minutes with minimal prep.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 320
- Protein
- 38g
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs beef sirloin or chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
- 4 cloves garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 whole lime or lemon
- 1 medium yellow onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
Instructions
- 1
Toss beef cubes with ginger, garlic, cumin, cayenne, half the lime juice, salt, and pepper until coated. Let sit 5 minutes.
- 2
Thread beef and onion chunks alternately onto 4 metal or soaked wooden skewers, packing tightly.
- 3
Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high until you can hold your hand 3 inches above for 2 seconds.
- 4
Lay skewers on the grill. Cook 8–10 minutes, rolling every 2 minutes, until beef is charred and just cooked through.
- 5
Remove skewers to a plate. Squeeze remaining lime over the top and season with a pinch of salt.
- 6
Serve hot with lime wedges and flatbread or rice on the side.
Tools you’ll need
- metal skewers or wooden skewers (soaked 30 minutes)
- grill or grill pan
- mixing bowl
- tongs
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