Garlic-Chipotle Beef Kebabs

Recipe photo courtesy of Petrina Tinslay

With Latin-inspired flavors of chiles in adobo and fresh cilantro, these lively combinations of tastes, colors, and textures is just as fun to make as it is to eat.

Source: Everyday Food, June 2011

Servings

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1/2 small yellow onion, finely grated
2 garlic cloves, finely grated
2 tablespoons minced chipotle chiles in adobo
1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon coarse salt
Ground pepper

Directions

1. Heat a grill to medium-high. Clean and lightly oil hot grill. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, onion, garlic, chiles, cilantro, and salt. Season with pepper and, using your hands, mix until well combined.
2. Divide mixture into 6 equal portions. Between palms of hands, form each portion into a 4-by-1-inch oval patty. Insert an 8-inch skewer lengthwise into each patty. Grill, turning occasionally, until meat is browned and cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.

Cook's Notes

Soak wooden skewers in hot water for 15 minutes before grilling, or use metal ones. No grill? Broil on second highest rack using metal skewers. Cooking times are the same.

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TexasFoodie

8 JUL, 2011

This was really good. I've made it twice. The first time was exactly as the recipe states, we only had trouble getting the meat to stay on the skewers. The second time, I made them into paddies and put them in pita bread with tzaziki sauce, lettuce and tomato. Amazing!
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