Russian grill skewers

Ingredients for 12 servings:

• 2 ½ kg pork neck
• 4 butcher’s onions
• 1 tbsp garlic
• n. B. Juniper berry(s)
• 5 bay leaves
• 1 liter of beer
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp pepper, freshly ground
• 2 liters of carbonated seltzer

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 55 minutes

Cut the meat into cubes approximately 4 cm in size and place in a bucket with a lid that’s at least 5 liters large. Peel and roughly chop the onion and garlic, and add everything to the bucket. Crush the juniper berries with a spoon and add them to the bucket along with the bay leaves. Don’t forget the spices. Pour in the seltzer water and beer. Mix well with your hands. Leave to stand in the refrigerator for 3 days, but no less, or the seltzer water won’t tenderize the meat, and it will dry out when grilled! Now loosely thread the meat onto flat skewers; this makes about 25 pieces. Sizzle over high charcoal heat until light brown. This goes best with ajvar, sour cream, and/or sour cream. Don’t trim off too much fat, as it will cook off later anyway. Fat carries flavor!