Layered Tortilla Kebab Skewers
Meet your new grilling obsession, Layered Tortilla Kebab Skewers. Think juicy, spiced ground meat stacked between soft tortillas, cut into chunky rectangles, and grilled on skewers until golden and smoky. It’s like kebabs meet quesadillas, and the result is pure magic.
Ingredients
- 12 flour tortillas (8 inch-20cm)
For the meat mixture
- 2 pounds (1kg) ground beef + pork mix
- 2 small onions , finely chopped
- 1 red pepper
- 1 bunch fresh parsley
- 4 garlic cloves , minced
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Basting Sauce
- 1/2 cup (110g) butter
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 garlic cloves
- Chili flakes
- 1 small chili pepper , finely chopped
- 3 tbsp honey , adjust sweetness to taste
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
Prepare the meat mixture.
- Chop the onion, red pepper and garlic.
- Chop the parsley.
- Spread the meat out on a large surface or place it in a bowl.
- Add the chopped vegetables.
- Add the spices.
- Mix well until sticky and uniform.
- Cut tortillas into squares, cutting off the curved edges.
Layer with tortillas.
- Divide the meat mixture in half. Use one portion to layer 6 tortilla squares, and the other portion for the remaining 6.
- To assemble, place down a tortilla square and spread a thin, even layer of meat mixture over it.
- Continue stacking, tortilla, then meat, then tortilla again, until you’ve built 6 layers in total, finishing with a layer of meat on top.
- Repeat the same process with the second set of tortillas and the remaining meat mixture.
- Press gently to compact the stack.
- Slice the layered stacks into 5 even rectangles.
- Rotate each piece so the bottom tortilla layer presses gently against the top meat layer of the one next to it, helping the blocks hold together.
- Insert each rectangle carefully onto skewers to hold the layers together.
- Cut the skewers.
- You will get 4 skewers.
Prepare the basting sauce.
- Heat a cast-iron skillet.
- Combine the butter, lemon zest, minced garlic, chili flakes, salt, and green chili (if using). Place over low heat and let everything melt together slowly, allowing the flavors to infuse.
- Stir in the honey and mix until fully combined.
Grill.
- Preheat your grill to medium heat.
- Place skewers on the grill.
- Brush generously with the butter–lemon–honey sauce while cooking, turning often, until golden brown and cooked through (about 10–12 minutes).
- Serve hot, directly from the skewers.
- The tortillas will be slightly crisp on the outside, the meat juicy inside, and the honey–lemon glaze will add a shiny, flavorful finish.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving out of 8Calories: 631kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 34.2gFat: 34.1gSaturated Fat: 14.9gCholesterol: 124mgSodium: 1362mgPotassium: 294mgFiber: 2.4gSugar: 8.9gCalcium: 150mgIron: 6mg