Espetadas (portuguese Beef Shish Kabobs)

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3/4 cup red wine
• 8 cloves garlic
• 6 bay leaves, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons coarse salt
• freshly ground pepper to taste
• 3 pounds beef sirloin steak, cut into cubes
• bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 60 minutes

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 20 mins


• whisk together the red wine, garlic, bay leaves, salt, and black pepper together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. add the sirloin cubes, and toss to evenly coat. cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
• preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• remove the sirloin from the marinade; shake off excess liquid. discard the remaining marinade. skewer the beef onto the prepared skewers.
• cook on the preheated grill until the beef cubes start to become firm and are reddish-pink and juicy in the center, 2 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare.