Persian Kabob

Recipe By BaysChick
Rating
Published Mar 21st
Prep 15m Cook 15m Additional 6h Ready In 6h 30m
Servings 6 Servings Calories 262.6

This is how my mother-in-law was taught by her Persian mother-in-law to make kabob. We always grill onions, bell pepper, and tomatoes to go along with our meal. This is wonderful served with Persian rice and a cucumber salad.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) container plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon dried mint
  • 2 pounds beef top sirloin, cut into large cubes

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 In a large bowl, mix the yogurt, onion, and mint. Place the beef cubes in the mixture. Cover, and marinate at least 6 hours in the refrigerator.
  2. 2 Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
  3. 3 Place the marinated beef cubes on skewers, and grill, turning occasionally, 15 minutes, or to desired doneness.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 262.6
  • Carbohydrate 4.4 g
  • Cholesterol 83 mg
  • Fat 14.4 g
  • Fiber 0.3 g
  • Protein 27.1 g
  • Saturated Fat 5.9 g
  • Sodium 83.8 mg
  • Sugar 3.4 g

Reviews

  1. sweetfanatic Feb 9, 2010 10:09 PM
    well... the way we make kabobs is more flavorful. just yogurt and mint won't help. it is important to add a lot of different types of spices. cayenne pepper.. garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, (sometimes) turmeric, and other spices of your choice. trust me, it will taste better with more spices.
  2. BaysChick Dec 29, 2008 05:00 PM
    This is my family's all-time favorite thing for dinner! The yogurt tenderizes the meat. **The longer this marinates, even up to 48 hours, the better it will taste. Note to other reviews: For best results you need to use fresh meat and the better the cut, the better the kabob. It is supposed to be - Read more ...
  3. alvor Jul 3, 2006 02:39 AM
    It seems there are as many ways to cook this as there are cooks! I, too, added a little garlic and some sumac. Because mint is in the garden right now I used that. Guess I should dry some mint because we really liked this recipe and I will be making it again. It was - Read more ...
  4. Tim964 May 8, 2006 02:59 PM
    I gave this 4 out of 5 stars simply because I wasn't sure what to do after marinating the meat - do I grill it with the yogurt dripping off do I wipe off the yogurt do I rinse off the yogurt? I was unsure and rinsed off the yogurt. The meat was very tender - Read more ...
  5. MCKEY Feb 25, 2006 07:46 PM
    The yogurt made the beef so tender and the favor was tasty. I thought it was easy to prepare and fast to cook. I added tomatos onions and mushrooms with the meat on the skewers. I served with rice. I will make this again and again!
  6. LIZABABE Jul 4, 2005 06:15 PM
    Fantastic recipe! I added a few extras for my version; fresh mint instead of dried, a dash of lemon juice, pinch of coarse pepper, kosher salt, and a tablespoon of curry. Skewered with red onion, zucchini and summer squash.
  7. HEIDIDEIDI Nov 28, 2004 05:16 PM
    This turned out terrific. The meat was tender and juicy and just perfect. Thank you for a wonderful recipe. We will make this again and again.
  8. ALEXASMOTHER Apr 6, 2004 02:47 PM
    O.k. marinade...I marinaded for 6 hours maybe that was the problem there didn't seem to be a lot of flavor.
  9. Kathleen Bayramian Mar 23, 2004 07:11 PM
    Superb in flavor. The longer it is marinated the better! A super tender succulent kabob.
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