Spicy Beef Skewers

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 teaspoon ground caraway or 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak 8-10, 10-inch bamboo skewers for 1 hour in water.
• 2 grate onion with a cheese grater, or very finely chop, or use dried minced onion as a substitute.
• 3 place the ground beef, grated onion, garlic, paprika, marjoram, and caraway in a large bowl. add salt and pepper and mix using a spatula until well mixed.
• 4 divide the mixture into 8 equal-sized portions. mold each portion equally around a separate skewer, shaping it into a sausage, give or take about 8 in long.
• 5 preheat the grill to medium high heat.
• 6 season the skewers with salt and pepper and drizzle with oil.
• 7 oil preheated barbeque grill.
• 8 place the skewers directly on the oiled grill. to prevent the skewer ends from burning place a sheet of aluminium foil underneath uncovered wooden skewers.
• 9 grill the skewers for about 8-10 minutes, turning every 2 minutes. the skewers should be golden brown with a slightly crispy exterior. remove from grill and loosely tent with foil to keep warm before serving.
• 10 serve hot with sour cream or other dip.