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Mom's Beef Shish Kabobs

AmericanMain CourseMedium
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Total
1005 min
Serves
4
  • 0.33 cupvegetable oil
  • 0.5 cupsoy sauce
  • 0.25 cuplemon juice
  • 1 tbspprepared mustard
  • 1 tbspWorcestershire sauce
  • 1 clovegarlic, minced
  • 1 tspcoarsely cracked black pepper
  • 1.5 tspsalt
  • 1.5 lbslean beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 16mushroom caps
  • 8metal skewers, or as needed
  • 2green bell peppers, cut into chunks
  • 1red bell pepper, cut into chunks
  • 1 largeonion, cut into large squares
  1. 1Whisk the vegetable oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the beef, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator 8 hours or overnight.
  2. 2Add the mushrooms to the bag, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and reseal the bag; marinate in the refrigerator another 8 hours.
  3. 3Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
  4. 4Remove the beef and mushrooms from the marinade, shaking off any excess liquid. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes; set aside for basting.
  5. 5Thread pieces of green bell pepper, beef, red bell pepper, mushroom, and onion onto metal skewers, repeating until all ingredients are skewered.
  6. 6Cook the skewers on the preheated grill, turning frequently and brushing generously with the reserved marinade, until nicely browned on all sides and the meat is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes.

Notes

Technically shish kabobs use lamb, but this family recipe uses beef — hence 'beef shish kabobs.' The two-stage marinating process (beef first, then mushrooms added for the second 8 hours) is key to getting the mushrooms properly seasoned without them going mushy.