German Pork Shashlik

Learn how to make German pork shashlik. This meat dish is a very popular German fast food and you can find it at the old fashioned Imbissbuden which are German snack stands where people get a quick bite like “Schaschlik” in their lunch hours or while shopping. Let me show you, how you can make this favorite German snack with its finger licking gravy.

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Authentic German Pork Shashlik - Schaschlik Recipe

Recipe

German Pork Shashlik

Angela Schofield

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs

Cuisine German

Servings 6 - 8 Portions

Ingredients

  

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• 2 pounds pork meat
• 1 pound pork belly
• 3 red peppers
• 3 medium onions
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 1 tbsp. garlic paste
• 26 oz. tomato sauce
• ½ tbsp. cumin powder
• 1 tbsp. curry powder
• ⅔ cup chicken broth
• ½ tbsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• ½ tbsp. paprika powder
• 8 tbsp. honey
• 8-10 Bamboo skewers

Instructions

 

• Cut the bell peppers into inch sized cubes
• Cut each onion into 8 pieces.
• Cut the pork belly and the pork meat into inch sized cubes.
• Assemble the skewers. Start with a pork piece, followed by a pork belly piece, bell pepper and onion. Repeat until the skewer is full. Finish the skewer with a pork meat piece. Make sure to press everything close together and leave about ½ -inch room at the top and bottom of the skewer to make handling easier.
• Add oil to a large pan and sear the meat skewers on all sides. They don´t need to be cooked, you just want to brown them.
• In the meantime, cut all leftover meat and vegetable pieces finely.
• Add to a large pot and fry for 3 to 5 min.
• Add the garlic paste, curry powder and cumin and fry for another minute.
• Deglaze with chicken broth.
• Add tomato sauce, salt, pepper, paprika powder and honey.
• Bring to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add the skewers to the pot and simmer them covered for about 90 min. Rotate every 30 min., if you need to stag them in the pot.
• Serve with rice, a slice of bread or French fries.

Nutrition

Yield: 1grams

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