Ingredients

  • 2 cups dry white wine
  • 1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup minced shallots
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 bay leaves, crumbled
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground white pepper
  • 1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken or turkey or very lean boneless beef, lamb, or pork, cut into 1 1/2 to 2-inch cubes
  • 24 cherry tomatoes, optional
  • 12 small button mushrooms, trimmed and brushed clean, optional
  • Twenty-four 1-inch squares red or yellow bell pepper, optional
  • 12 pita breads, toasted, optional

Method

  • 1.
  • Combine the wine, vinegar, and oil in a medium bowl or other nonreactive container.
  • Stir in the shallots, garlic, parsley, bay leaves, thyme, oregano, and salt and white pepper to taste.
  • Cover and allow the flavors to blend for at least 1 hour before using.
  • (The marinade can be covered and refrigerated for up to 1 week.
  • 2.
  • If you are using wooden skewers, place them in cold water to cover for at least 1 hour.
  • Remove the skewers from the water just before you are ready to use them.
  • 3.
  • One to two hours before you are ready to grill, place the poultry or meat in a shallow nonreactive container.
  • Pour the speidie sauce over the top.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 hours, turning occasionally.
  • If using the vegetables, add them to the marinade with the meat about 15 minutes before you are ready to grill.
  • 4.
  • Preheat the grill.
  • Oil the grill rack.
  • 5.
  • Thread the poultry or meat cubes (and vegetables, if using) onto skewers, (alternating poultry or meat with the vegetables, if using, and beginning and ending with poultry or meat.)
  • If using wooden skewers, you might want to wrap the tips in aluminum foil to keep them from burning.
  • Place the kabobs on the grill and grill, turning frequently, for about 8 minutes, or until the meat is cooked to the desired degree of doneness (and the vegetables are crisp-tender.)
  • Serve hot off the grill, with toasted pita bread, if desired.