SHISH KEBAB SEASONING

ANOTHER KEBAB SHOP FAVOURITE! SHISH KEBAB/KABOB!  LOOSELY TRANSLATED SHISH KEBAB MEANS 'CUBES/GOBLETS OF MEAT ROASTED ON SKEWERS OR SPITS' . WITH ITS ORIGINS IN THE MEDITTERANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST THE CONCEPT HAS VARIATIONS, TUKISH STYLE, GREEK STYLE, ETC. 'SIS' (SHISH) IS A TURKISH WORD MEANING 'SWORD' OR 'SKEWER' AND TRADITION STATES THE DISH WAS INVENTED BY MEDIEVAL SOLDIERS WHO USED THEIR SWORDS TO GRILL MEATS OVER OPEN FIRES. THESE DAYS A 'SHISH KEBAB' IS COMMONLY CHICKEN, LAMB OR BEEF SKEWERED ALONG WITH ONIONS AND SWEET PEPPERS. THE MEAT IS MARINATED IN A MIXTURE OF THE SPICE BLEND, CRUSHED GARLIC, PLAIN OR GREEK YOGHURT,  TOMATO PASTE (YOU CAN USE KETCHUP) AND A SPLASH OF LEMON OR LIME JUICE. THEN ONCE MARINADED FOR THE DESIRED LENGTH OF TIME THE MEAT IS COOKED ON SKEWERS OVER COALS OR YOUR BARBECUE, GAS GRILL ETC. THEN SLIDE YOUR FOOD FROM THE SKEWER INTO PITTA BREADS WITH SALADS AND SAUCES. HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS.