LAMB SHISH KEBAB

Spicy grilled lamb on a skewer

This is a fairly spicy lamb shish kebab. Serve it with cucumber yogurt sauce.

Ingredients

(serves 4)

Marinade

1 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
2 tsp fresh ginger (finely chopped)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup peanut or vegetable oil
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp cayenne (or to taste)
1 Tbsp grated onion

Kebabs

24 cubes lean lamb (approx. 2 lbs)
2 medium onions, cut into large chunks.
2 green peppers, cut into large chunks
2 tomatoes, cut into large chunks

Procedure

Mix all marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Add lamb cubes and marinate for 1 hour.
Preheat broiler or light the barbecue.
Divide the meat and vegetables evenly into 4 parts, and skewer the pieces on 4 skewers. Place 4 to 5 inches from flame. Grill, turning to cook evenly, for approximately 10 minutes.

Notes

Serve with rice and cucumber-yogurt sauce (see recipe )

Rating

Difficulty: easy.
Time: 5 minutes preparation, 1 hour marinating, 10 minutes cooking.
Precision: approximate measurement OK.

Contributor

 
Nancy Mintz 
UNIX System Development Lab, AT&T-IS, Summit, New Jersey, USA 
ihnp4!attunix!nlm

Recipe last modified: 7 Aug 86

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