Meat Mithkabobs

When I first became an adventurer 7 1/2 years ago, none of us had any idea what we were doing. Like anyone new, we stumbled about killing things, died constantly, got lost multiple times a day, etc. Eventually, someone who knew better would come along and tell us what we were supposed to be doing.

The first time I ever remember seeing someone eat food was when Pokko and I decided to wander off to Jeuno at some ridiculously low level. We made it to Meriphataud Mountains until we thought it would be cool to fight a lizard, our first ever. After we were beaten silly while standing there stiff as stone statues, a white mage in full artifact hopped off her chocobo to help us. She ate an apple pie before giving us both raises and then simply trotted off without more than a nod.

While this white mage never directly told us what to do, it opened a door for us. Unfortunately, for the tough guys in my group of friends, the only thing worth eating at the time was Meat Mithkabobs. They were extremely pricey, for Mhaura Garlic was really hard to come by back then and Cockatrice Meat was of course, also very hard to get. The melees all had to farm for funds to feed our group.

This is my first post to this new blog and the idea behind it is to bring recipes from Vana’diel into the real world. Since Meat Mithkabobs were the most important food of my newbie days, I figured I could start there.

Since this was my first out of game synth, my meat didn’t turn out so great and I ended up with only three mithkabobs. My cast iron grill pan either wasn’t hot enough or I should have rubbed the meat with oil. I’m not sure yet, but the gray color is definitely a little gross. Still, they were pretty easy to make and tasty too. Read on for the recipe, which I kept as true to the original as I could.

The first thing you need to get is some Kazham Peppers.

I bought two jalapenos and one red chili, just so that I could match the picture. There don’t seem to be any of the red peppers used in the mithkabobs, so I just left them out in the end.

Next you’ll need some cockatrice meat.

I couldn’t believe my luck when I found this in my local supermarket. If you can’t find any though, a regular boneless round steak will do.

Next up is the aromatics, Mhaura Garlic and Wild Onion. There aren’t many goblins in Honolulu, so I had to just buy an onion.

Mince the garlic, then cut the onion into chunks. Cut the stems off the peppers, then slice in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Chop into chunks. Season your meat with salt and pepper, then rub with minced garlic. Cut into cubes.

This is where you should be at now. Next, you’ll need some wooden skewers. The ones I had were a bit long, so I cut them shorter. Next, skewer the meat and veggies going in the order of: meat, onion, pepper.

Here are my three meat mithkabobs ready to cook. Next, heat a cast iron pan on medium until smoking. Add the kabobs and cook until nicely done and slightly charred. This is probably better on a grill, but I’m not allowed to grill in our yard.

In the end, this is how they turned out. I ate them for lunch and used them in my Fan Art bento. I must admit, it was pretty tasty, so I can definitely see why the Mithra favor them!

Meat Mithkabobs

Ingredients:

• 1 chunk Cockatrice Meat (round steak)
• Kazham Peppers (jalapenos, red chilis)
• 1 small Wild Onion (round onion)
• 2-3 cloves Mhaura Garlic
• Rock Salt to taste
• Black Pepper to taste

Tools:

• Fire Crystal (stove and pan or grill)
• wooden skewers

Instructions:

1. Chop and clean peppers.
2. Chop onions.
3. Mince garlic.
4. Season meat with salt, pepper, and garlic. Cut into cubes.
5. Heat pan until smoking and cook kabobs until done and slightly charred.

Have you figured out who Piketo is yet? He’s none other than the Culinarian Guildmaster! I hope you all have enjoyed this first post!