My son wants us to grill for his graduation party later this month. I know sirloin would make great kebabs, but it's pretty pricey. Any ideas out there on what affordable cuts of beef would taste good and still be tender after marinating? We're preparing for lots of people here withouth lots of money, so I want to start getting sale meats, if possible. Also, while I'm at it, any suggestions for sources of less expensive shrimp & chicken? Thanks!
2007-06-01 07:57:20 · 9 answers · asked by ilovemcmsb 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Stew meat is relatively cheap because it is a tougher cut, and is normally already cut into kabob size pieces.
Shrimp is never inexpensive, but you can get darker pieces of chicken relatively cheap...you can also get pork shoulder REALLY cheap and by cooking it in a crock pot with BBQ sauce, it makes great inexpensive pulled pork.
Our son and daughter are graduating and the BBQ pork is what we are doing, along with side dishes that are quick and simple....even though $$ is a concern, we are trying to stick with stuff that is inexpensive, fast, and easy to make because we just don't want to deal with the headache of the whole thing and because of the profound reason we're having the BBQ, we want to be able to enjoy it, too!
2007-06-01 08:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by lotsaroos 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Grilled Chicken
2016-05-18 21:56:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most cuts of beef can be good for kebabs. The trick to to find a good marinate and let it sit for a long time. Try the dark meat of the turkey, it great for kebabs. To make it cheaper add vegtables between the meet. It makes it you can marinate the vegatbles too. It great and health and cheaper.
2007-06-01 08:10:17 · answer #3 · answered by jm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
London Broil is the most tender and cheap meat and it realy taste good just cut it, marinate it, and grill it up and you will love it. Usually you can get a whole roast of it for around 8.00 bucks I think it's about 13lbs. I think Wal-mart grocery has the big bags of frozen boneless skinless chicken breast about 8-10 peices for about seven bucks that's pretty cheap.
2007-06-01 08:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by Jamie L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the roast beef like the kind u use for beef stew, cut it in small pieces and it is the best because it is tender after grilled so good and cheaper than steak meat or others.Also very good at absorbing juices(marinades) good luck
2007-06-01 08:02:47 · answer #5 · answered by dreamz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is cheating i guess but I've done it several times.
cooked a large cheap pot roast(well seasoned) till almost tender then cube to the size you wish and make your kebabs.
if you find cheap shrimp let us all know.....
chicken is usually cheaper if you buy it whole and cut it up yourself or beg your butcher to do it for you.
2007-06-01 08:26:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grilled a London Broil the other nite and it was very tender! We did a rub, not marinade, but still good. At $2.99 per pound (on sale), it was WELL worth it. Good eats!
2007-06-01 08:00:54 · answer #7 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Skirt steak is very tasty and much cheaper than sirloin!
Hope that helps!
2007-06-01 08:01:09 · answer #8 · answered by love2travel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
top round - it's better than bottom round and not as pricey as sirloin.
2007-06-01 08:04:45 · answer #9 · answered by CinderBlock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋