With the onset of warmth, many go out into nature and fry a barbecue. Of course, you can buy ready-made meat in a marinade, but it is better to spend a little time and do everything yourself, not forgetting to take a responsible approach to the choice of the main ingredient.
Traditionally, shish kebab is made from lamb, but now you can buy any meat to prepare this dish - pork, beef and even chicken. Most importantly, it should be chilled, not frozen. In order not to be mistaken, it must be carefully examined, sniffed and touched. Fresh meat has a uniform color, beef should be red, lamb should be red with white layers, and pork should be pink. If the color is intense and matte, then the product has been frozen. If in doubt, you can touch the meat, for example, press on it with your finger. If the structure is quickly restored, it means that it was not frozen, and if pits remain, then it is better to refuse the purchase. Do not forget about the smell: fresh meat has a pleasant smell and is not pronounced or neutral.
Better to choose young meat. By the way, the darker it is, the older, the barbecue from it will turn out to be tasteless and tough. To make the dish juicy and not resemble rubber or jelly, you need to know what to take: loin, hind legs, tenderloin, etc.
If you are preparing a lamb skewer, it is better to buy a loin, pulp from the hind legs or tenderloin. It is advisable that it was milk lamb meat. To prepare a pork dish, you should take ribs, tenderloin, loin or neck. You can also use a ham, but you need to choose a good marinade for it to make the meat juicy.
Beef is marinated for a long time, and carbonated mineral water is chosen for the marinade. Brisket, beef fillet and the inner part of the hind leg are suitable for kebabs made from this meat.
For chicken kebabs, you can buy any parts, the only condition for preparing a delicious dish is that the meat should not be defrosted. To determine if the chicken has been frozen, it is enough to smell it. Fresh food has no smell at all.
