This is a great time of year for us! We have venison, and organic lamb (from a neighbor) and organic grass-fed beef from a friend. Just this week we've had venison tenderloin, t-bones on the grill, and grilled lamb shanks. We sure eat great.
I love spicy food, but I wanted to break out of the same old same old and found this recipe on allrecipes.com:
INGREDIENTS:
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 pound ground lamb
3 tablespoons grated onion
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
28 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for
30 minutes
DIRECTIONS:
1. Mash the garlic into a paste with the salt using a mortar and pestle or the flat side of a chef's knife on your cutting board. Mix the garlic into the lamb along with the onion, parsley, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, cayenne pepper, ginger, and pepper in a mixing bowl until well blended. Form the mixture into 28 balls. Form each ball around the tip of a skewer, flattening into a 2 inch oval; repeat with the remaining skewers. Place the kebabs onto a baking sheet, cover, and refrigerate at least 30 minutes, or up to 12 hours.
2. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil grate.
3. Cook the skewers on the preheated grill, turning occasionally, until the lamb has cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 6 minutes for medium.
We won't serve it traditionally, but instead Bob will make basmati rice.
I just mixed this up, as I'm going to work for a few hours and Bob will grill them just before I get home this evening.
But oh, does it smell heavenly! I'm not a huge cinnamon fan, so I halved it, but I used all the rest exactly as written.
I love spicy food, but I wanted to break out of the same old same old and found this recipe on allrecipes.com:
INGREDIENTS:
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 pound ground lamb
3 tablespoons grated onion
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
28 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for
30 minutes
DIRECTIONS:
1. Mash the garlic into a paste with the salt using a mortar and pestle or the flat side of a chef's knife on your cutting board. Mix the garlic into the lamb along with the onion, parsley, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, cayenne pepper, ginger, and pepper in a mixing bowl until well blended. Form the mixture into 28 balls. Form each ball around the tip of a skewer, flattening into a 2 inch oval; repeat with the remaining skewers. Place the kebabs onto a baking sheet, cover, and refrigerate at least 30 minutes, or up to 12 hours.
2. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil grate.
3. Cook the skewers on the preheated grill, turning occasionally, until the lamb has cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 6 minutes for medium.
We won't serve it traditionally, but instead Bob will make basmati rice.
I just mixed this up, as I'm going to work for a few hours and Bob will grill them just before I get home this evening.
But oh, does it smell heavenly! I'm not a huge cinnamon fan, so I halved it, but I used all the rest exactly as written.