Spiced Beef Skewers

Ingredients

• Marinade

  • 1 onion, thinly sliced 

  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 

  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) honey
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) fresh ginger, finely chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) mustard seeds
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) ground cumin
  • 1 bay leaf 

  • 1 cinnamon stick 

  • 1 sprig thyme 

  • 1 sprig rosemary 

  • Tabasco sauce, to taste 

  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) cracked pepper
  • 1 3/4 lb (800 g) beef sirloin, cut into sixteen 1 1/2-inch (4-cm) cubes
  • 20 cubes bell peppers of different colors 

  • 4 long skewers