Kiwi Marinade for Shashlik
With it, your shashlik will be the juiciest and most tender! This kiwi marinade works for any meat: pork, beef, lamb, chicken. It’s easy to make and needs no special extra ingredients - everything is simple and usually on hand.
Updated : 11 February, 2026
Easy
About 1 hour.
Ingredients
1 kilograms
Pork
3
Onion
1
Kiwi
2 tablespoon
Vegetable oil
to taste
Ground black pepper
to taste
Salt
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How do you make a kiwi marinade? Prepare the ingredients. You can use any meat - boneless pork or beef. I used pork. Choose a large, juicy kiwi: not too firm, but not overly soft either. If the fruit is small, it’s better to use two.
Step 2
Peel, wash, and pat dry three onions and the kiwi.
Step 3
Cut one onion and the kiwi into pieces.
Step 4
Put them in a blender and blend into a smooth puree. You can use a meat grinder instead of a blender. If you don’t like a strong onion flavor in shashlik, blend only the kiwi, and slice that onion into rings with the others instead.
Step 5
You should get a pale green mash.
Step 6
Slice the remaining 2 onions into rings and lightly salt them so they release juice.
Step 7
How do you marinate pork shashlik with kiwi so the meat stays juicy? Prepare the meat. Wash it, pat dry, and cut into medium pieces for shashlik. If you’ll cook over coals, keep the pieces the usual size; if you’ll bake in the oven, make them slightly smaller - not tiny, but smaller than classic shashlik pieces. Otherwise the meat will dry out.
Step 8
Add the kiwi-and-onion puree to the meat and mix.
Step 9
Add the onion rings and pour in vegetable oil.
Step 10
Salt and pepper everything and mix thoroughly. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and marinate for 30-40 minutes at room temperature, or refrigerate overnight.
Step 11
Thread the meat and onion rings onto skewers, alternating. When I made this, grilling season was already over, so I baked the shashlik in the oven, replacing metal skewers with long wooden skewers.
Step 12
Grill over coals until done. If baking: arrange the skewers over a parchment-lined baking tray. To keep the exposed ends of wooden skewers from darkening, you can wrap the tips in foil. Bake in a preheated 180°C / 356°F oven for about 35-40 minutes, turning occasionally. Adjust to your oven. Serve hot. Enjoy!
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