Espetadas Madeiran beef skewers

Name: Espetadas Madeiran beef skewers
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 700g beef sirloin, cut in 3cm cubes; 6 garlic cloves, crushed; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 6 bay leaves; 1 red pepper, cut in chunks; 1 lemon, cut in wedges

Beef cubes rubbed with garlic and salt, threaded onto bay branches or skewers and grilled over a hot fire.

Time25 min plus marinating
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.56 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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700 gbeef sirloincut in 3cm cubes
6garlic clovescrushed
3 tbspolive oil
2 tspsea salt
1 tspblack pepper
6bay leaves
1red peppercut in chunks
1lemoncut in wedges

Method

1
Mix the beef with the garlic, oil, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
2
Soak 4 wooden skewers in water for 20 minutes, or use metal ones.
20 min
3
Thread the beef, a bay leaf and pepper chunks onto the skewers.
4
Grill over a hot barbecue or under a hot grill for 8 to 10 minutes, turning, until browned outside and pink inside.
10 min
5
Rest for 3 minutes and serve with lemon wedges.

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