These delicious grilled beef kabob recipe is so quick and easy to make. Shish Kabobs marinated in a spicy Indian yogurt sauce, are a great keto-friendly option for your next cookout. They can be cooked on an indoor or outdoor grill and take minutes to prep.
Why You'll Love This Beef Kabob Recipe
These tasty shish kebobs need to make an appearance at your next cookout. They are so wonderfully tender and full of flavor thanks to the simple but delicious yogurt marinade.
These beef kebabs are:
- Low Carb. A great keto friendly dinner option.
- High Protein. Round out your protein macros with this Beef Kebab recipe.
- Versatile. Make it a full meal by serving alongside a salad, rice, or veggies, or served in a pita or naan (if you're not counting carbs).
- Delicious. Seasoned with Indian spices, they are are so wonderfully flavorful.
Beef Kabob Marinade
The marinade for these beef kebabs is wonderfully creamy and flavored with lots of fresh herbs and ground spices. The ingredients for the marinade are:
- Mint leaves
- Cilantro
- Garlic and ginger
- Serrano pepper
- Plain yogurt
- Turmeric
- Garam masala
- Salt
How To Make A Delicious Beef Kabob Recipe
- Use your knife or this handy pull chopper to mince together mint, cilantro, garlic, ginger, and serrano or jalapeño pepper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together yogurt, turmeric, garam masala, and salt. Add in the chopped herbs and mix well.
- Add the beef cubes.
- Mix well. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let it rest on the counter for 30 minutes or in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours.
How To Grill Beef Kebabs
- When you are ready to grill, turn on your grill to heat. Remove the meat from the fridge and thread it on to skewers. You do not need to remove all the marinade, you want some of that good stuff on there.
- If you are using onions, you can intersperse those with the meat. Do not add tomatoes and squash to the same skewer, as they cook much faster than the meat.
- Place the meat skewers on the grill. Halve the tomatoes and put them cut side down on the grill next to the meat. Place the whole serranos and squash chunks on the grill. ( You may choose to season with oil, salt, and pepper, but I usually skip this. There’s already a lot of flavor in this meal.)
- Grill until the vegetables are cooked and the meat is tender, about 8 minutes.
What To Serve With Kebabs?
While these Shish Kabobs are delicious served alone, you may find yourself wanting a little more to round out a full meal. Here are a few things that pair deliciously with them:
I like to grill tomato, zucchini, and jalapeno peppers at the same time as the beef kebabs and serve them all together.
I like to serve these with a little raita on the side. If you aren’t concerned about carbs, these go well with naan or a pita. If you’re watching carbs, I like to use Joseph’s flatbread, or just eat the kababs by themselves.
They are also great alongside other sides like:
Frequently Asked Questions
I like to use sirloin when I make kebabs. It is relatively tender and lean, as well as being budget-friendly with a good flavor. Strip steak, flat iron and tenderloin will all work well too.
Marinade not only adds flavor to the steak, but the yogurt will also tenderize it. Be sure not to skip this step or the meat can become tough. The steak should marinade for at least an hour, but no more than eight or the texture can change.
Steak kebabs have a pretty quick cook time, they only take about 8 minutes. If you prefer your steak more well done, then you can cook them for a few minutes longer.
Beef Kebabs In The Oven
For a really nice char, I like to cook kebabs on the grill - you can use an indoor or outdoor one, but you can easily cook these in the oven too if you prefer.
- Prep the shish kabobs in the same way and then place them on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Cook them in a pre-heated oven at 350F for around 30 minutes.
- Turn them every 10 minutes so that they cook evenly.
- I like to finish them off under the broiler to get those crispy brown edges.
Recipe Notes and Tips
- You can use metal or wooden skewers for this recipe. If you use wooden, be sure to soak them in water while the beef is marinading.
- Cut the beef into similar sized cubes so that they cook evenly.
- Don't cut the beef cubes too small or they may fall off of the skewers when grilling.
- You can make the same recipe with chicken breast or chicken thighs if you prefer.
More Keto Beef Recipes
- Beef Shawarma
- Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff
- Air Fryer Kheema Meatloaf
- Yukgaejang
- Low Carb Beef Stroganoff
- Instant Pot Indian Kheema
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Equipment
- Skewers
Ingredients
- ¼ cup mint leaves
- ¼ cup cilantro
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2- inch piece of ginger root, about 1 tablespoon minced
- ½-1 serrano pepper
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound sirloin steak, cut into bite size pieces
- Optional vegetables
- Onions
- Halved tomatoes
- Zucchini or Summer squash cut into large chunks.
- 2-3 serrano or jalapeño peppers, left whole.
Instructions
- Use your knife or this handy pull chopper to mince together mint, cilantro, garlic, ginger, and serrano or jalapeño pepper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together yogurt, turmeric, garam masala, and salt. Add in the chopped herbs and mix well.
- Add the beef cubes and mix well. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let it rest on the counter for 30 minutes or in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours. The yogurt in this marinade will be tenderizing your meat, so you don’t want to shortcut this process, nor do you want to let it make the meat mealy.
- When you are ready to grill, turn on your grill to heat. Remove the meat from the fridge and thread it on to skewers. You do not need to remove all the marinade, you want some of that good stuff on there.
- If you are using onions, you can intersperse those with the meat. Do not add tomatoes and squash to the same skewer, as they cook much faster than the meat.
- Place the meat skewers on the grill. Halve the tomatoes and put them cut side down on the grill next to the meat. Place the whole serranos and squash chunks on the grill. ( You may choose to season with oil, salt, and pepper, but I usually skip this. There’s already a lot of flavor in this meal.)
- Grill until the vegetables are cooked and the meat is tender, about 8 minutes.
- Serve with a little raita on the side. If you aren’t concerned about carbs, these go well with naan. If you’re watching carbs, I like to use Joseph’s flatbread, or just eat the kababs by themselves.
- You can use metal or wooden skewers for this recipe. If you use wooden, be sure to soak them in water while the beef is marinading.
- Cut the beef into similar sized cubes so that they cook evenly.
- Don't cut the beef cubes too small or they may fall off of the skewers when grilling.
- You can make the same recipe with chicken breast or chicken thighs if you prefer.
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Originally Published June 14, 2020
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