Spiedini, Speducci, and Spiedies
These classic Italian street foods essentially lead to the same type of meal. Meat on a skewer or stick. There are as many ways to cook Spiedini’s as there are to serve them. Simple and delicious, marinate the meat or not, no recipe is necessary.
Spiedini, Speducci, and Spiedies
Spiedini is “meat on a stick” – Classic Italian Street food.Speducci is a more traditional meal of lamb cubed and skewered from the Aruzzo region of Italy.Spiedies are a mainstay sandwich from Binghamton, New York (4 hours from NYC). Use a grilled baguette to slide the meat from the skewer, use a piece of thick fresh bread, or serve over rice. Some recipes bread the meat, others marinate for a short time, others for days. Italian Dressing is a common marinade. We just happened to serve an Italian Salad Dressing (and Salad) with the Spiedini.There were so many recipes it was overwhelming. So, we decided to try various approaches to the skewers alongside a grilled baguette brushed with a little garlic olive oil, and an Italian Salad Dressing (and Salad). Delicious!Gluten Free products don’t quite hold up the same as their Gluten cousins. Brush the grilled GF hot dog bun with garlic olive oil immediately after it has grilled. Gluten baguette cut in half can be brushed with the oil prior to grilling.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. (454 gr) beef tenderloin, sliced
- 1 lb. (454 gr) chicken breast or thighs, sliced
- 6 TBSP Olive oil, divided
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tsp. Chile Con Limon seasoning
- ¼ tsp. garlic minced
- 2 TBSP lemon juice + wedges for serving
- Baguette sliced in half lengthwise
- GF Care or Udi’s Hot Dog bun sliced in half lengthwise
- 10 wooden skewers
Instructions
- We simply tossed the sliced beef tenderloin in a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper just prior to placing on the skewers and grilling. No recipe required for such a tender and delicious cut of meat.
- Soak the wooden skewers a minimum of 30 minutes prior to grilling.
- The chicken we marinated in 2 TBSP olive oil, salt, pepper, and 1 tsp. Chile Con Limon seasoning for 30 minutes before juicing half a lemon (2 TBSP) over the chicken. Mixing to incorporate and placing on the skewers.
- The chicken took slightly longer to grill than the beef.
- Slide meat from the skewer onto the baguette and top with Italian Salad or serve it on the side.
Notes
Malbecs are wonderful wines. Full bodied red wines, that grow mostly in Argentina, but………Napa Valley also makes some super stars!
We’ve paired:
- Rutherford Hill Malbec 2018 ($55.00) from Napa Valley