Grill and Skewers

Oven Skewers

In winter, or in a flat, there is no room for a grill — but there is still the craving. The oven gives you everything except smoke, so the smoke comes from smoked paprika. One trick matters: a rack instead of a tray, so hot air reaches the meat from every side.

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Oven Skewers — the finished dish
Prep
25 min
Cook
35 min
Rest
3 h
Total
4 h
Servings
4
Level
Easy
Per serving
460 kcal

Ingredients

  • What to use instead

    Half a teaspoon of liquid smoke replaces smoked paprika, but add it to the marinade, not to the cooked meat.

Makes: 8 skewers

Method

  1. Step 1: Cut and marinate

    Cut the pork into 4 cm cubes. Grate two onions to a pulp, mix with the kefir, smoked paprika, pepper and oil, and coat the meat.

  2. Step 2: Let it stand

    Refrigerate for 3 hours. Salt 20 minutes before it goes into the oven.

  3. Step 3: Soak the skewers

    Soak wooden skewers for 30 minutes. Metal ones are better still — they carry heat into the meat as well.

  4. Step 4: Thread them

    Thread 4–5 pieces per skewer with thick rings of the third onion between them. The skewers should sit across the rack.

  5. Step 5: Set up the rack

    Heat the oven to 220 °C. Lay the skewers on a rack with a tray of water underneath: it catches the fat and stops it smoking.

  6. Step 6: Roast

    Roast for 30 minutes, turning once halfway. Switch on the top grill element for the last 5 minutes — that is what gives the crust.

  7. Step 7: Check and serve

    Cut into a piece: the juices should run clear. Rest for 5 minutes under foil and serve with dill and pickled onion.

Tips & variations

  • Tip

    Do not lay the skewers straight on a tray — the meat sits in its own juices and comes out braised rather than roasted.

  • Swap

    Half a teaspoon of liquid smoke replaces smoked paprika, but add it to the marinade, not to the cooked meat.

  • Variation

    With chicken thighs the time drops to 25 minutes at the same temperature.

  • Storage

    Keeps 2 days. Reheat at 180 °C for 8 minutes; a microwave softens the crust.

Nutrition

Approximate nutrition per serving and for the whole dish
1 serving Whole dish 4 servings
Energy460 kcal1,840 kcal
Protein33 g132 g
Fat32 g128 g
Carbohydrates6 g24 g

Approximate values calculated from standard ingredient data.

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