Armenian Shish Kebab Khorovats
Cooking time: 1 h 30 min
Recipe yield: 6 servings
Armenian Shish Kebab Recipe
Khorovats, or Armenian shish kebab, is a traditional dish of Armenian cuisine, which is cooked both in Armenia and abroad. The recipe for Armenian shish kebab usually includes pork, a large amount of onions and other ingredients. In order to cook Armenian shish kebab using traditional technology, you need a grill or tandoor, but you can easily cook this Armenian shish kebab at home by cooking the shish kebab in the oven, in a convection oven or on the grill. The main feature of the Armenian shish kebab khorovats recipe is that the meat for the shish kebab is marinated in a large amount of onions and spices.
Armenian Shish Kebab Recipe Ingredients
Armenian Shish Kebab Cooking Recipe
To cook Armenian shish kebab khorovats according to the traditional recipe of Armenian cuisine, you first need to prepare the meat. The best meat for shish kebab is pork neck, it has enough fat to make Armenian shish kebab juicy and tasty. Wash the pork, cut into large pieces and place in a container for marinating.
Peel half of the onion, wash and grate, add paprika, hot and black pepper, salt to the onion pulp with juice, mix everything well and pour this marinade over the chopped meat, also mixing well so that the marinade completely covers the surface of the pork. Set the shish kebab meat aside to marinate for 1 hour.
Cut the remaining onion into large rings, pour them into a container with meat, add refined vegetable oil and mix everything carefully so as not to break the onion rings. Put the container with meat in the refrigerator and let the meat for Armenian shish kebab marinate for 4-6 hours.
You can start cooking Armenian shish kebab. Thread the meat and onion rings onto skewers one by one. Armenian shish kebab is fried on a grill over hot coals; it takes 15-20 minutes for the shish kebab to be fully cooked. During the frying process, the shish kebab must be rotated so that it is evenly fried on all sides.
The marinade left over from the shish kebab can be diluted with water and poured over the shish kebab with this mixture during the cooking process to make the shish kebab juicier.
Ready Armenian shish kebab khorovats is served with fresh herbs, bell peppers, tomatoes and some sauce. Armenian lavash goes well with Armenian shish kebab.
