Greek Lamb Kebabs
photo by MathMom.calif
- Ready In:
- 48hrs 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
6 skewers
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 680.38-907.18 g boneless lamb shoulder
- 2 lemons
- 2 sprig rosemary
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 red chile, sliced
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 2 medium red onions, peeled
- black pepper
directions
- Cut the Lamb into 1 1/2 inch dice, removing any excess fat.
- Cut each of the onions vertically into 6 wedges.
- Grate the zest of one of the lemons into a large non-metallic bowl or dish.
- Juice both lemons, and pour the juice into the dish with the zest.
- Squash or crush the garlic cloves, adding to dish along with sliced chilli and a good pinch of black pepper.
- Bruise the rosemary, by lightly crushing and bending it in your hands. This releases the flavour of the rosemary. Add to dish along with the olive oil.
- Add the lamb and onions to the dish and toss everything around with your hands to give everything a good coating.
- Leave for at least 24 hours, but 48 hours is even better.
- Soak 6 wooden skewers in cold water for at least an hour, before threading the lamb and onions onto them.
- Barbecue for 15-20 minutes until cooked, brushing occasionally with reserved marinade.
- Serve with pitta and tzatziki.
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Reviews
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Nice, fairly easy recipe. I marinated for over 40 hours. I only had 1.2 pounds of lamb for our family of 4, but made the full recipe for the marinade, but it was barely enough and I didn't have any "reserve" for basting during grilling. Next time I will double the marinade. I couldn't get a red chili, so I substituted a jalapeno. Served with Recipe #167760, Recipe #224317 and fresh pitas from the farmers market. A delightful summery meal, and will make again. Oh, I used lamb leg steaks, because the shoulder meat really didn't look like very good quality, and I cut the pieces down to 1 inch dice and only grilled for about 13 minutes. There was a bit of a kick from the peppers in the marinade, that is a bit unexpected for me in Greek food, but nice all the same. Thanks for a very nice recipe!