The tasty Black Ginger Cocktail is made with fresh blackberries, spiced rum, sweet and sour mix, and a little bit of ginger beer. It is the house specialty drink of the Escondite in Los Angeles.
| Prep Time: | 40 mins |
| Cook Time: | 8 mins |
| Additional Time: | 6 hrs |
| Total Time: | 6 hrs 48 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 kebabs |
Ingredients
- 3 cups Mexican lager (such as Negra™ Modelo)
- ¾ cup coarsely chopped white onion
- ¾ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ¼ cup minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon hot salsa
- 1 ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 4 pounds beef tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes, or more as needed
- 1 fresh pineapple, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 cups coarsely chopped red onion
- 2 green bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 12 white mushrooms
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- (12-inch) skewers, soaked in water for at least 30 minutes
Instructions
- Combine lager, white onion, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, salsa, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix together until marinade is well blended. Add beef carefully. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 6 hours to overnight.
- Thread the marinated beef, pineapple chunks, red onion chunks, green bell pepper pieces, mushrooms, and cherry tomatoes alternately through skewers. Place shish kebabs on a baking sheet or jelly roll pan.
- Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Grill shish kebabs until beef is firm and reddish-pink and juicy in the center, about 4 minutes per side.
- Do not wash the mushrooms. Instead, use a damp paper towel and gently scrub them.
- Do not marinate for more than 12 hours.
- To just flavor the beef rather than tenderize, marinate for as little as 20 minutes, up to 2 hours.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of marinade ingredients. The actual amount of marinade consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 410 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 119 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 46 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 188 mg |
| Sugars | 14 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
These turned out okay but for as much that went into the marinade, there wasn’t a lot of flavor to the meat. I marinated it for 10 hours so that wasn’t the problem. It definitely needs more salt and more red pepper flakes. These were very colorful and pretty. Overall good recipe but I recommend adding more seasoning.