Shashlik – Vinegar & Mayo

Ingredients for 12 servings:

• 6 kg pork neck
• 65 g spice mix (shashlik spice), Russian, e.g. from Mix-Markt
• 18 g pepper
• 750 ml mayonnaise
• 250 ml vinegar essence
• 4 large onions
• 30 g salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Rest period approx. 2 days; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 2 days 1 hour 15 minutes

First of all, the meat should be marinated for at least 48 hours to get the best flavor! Cut the meat into cubes. If necessary, trim off some of the bacon if desired, depending on your taste, but the vinegar will make the meat very tender in any case. Put the meat in a large bowl. Quarter the onions and add them to the bowl, continue to chop by hand and mix. Now add the other ingredients, except the salt, and mix everything well. The order doesn’t matter. It’s important that the salt is only added shortly before putting the meat on the skewers, as otherwise the salt will draw out too much water from the meat. After 48 hours, mix everything well again, add salt and put it on the skewers. I grilled it the classic way, on the mangal. So far I’ve only tested the marinade with pork, but maybe it will work with other types of meat too.