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Grilled Lamb Kebab Skewers
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Grilled Lamb Kebab Skewers

Lamb kebab seasoned with cumin and paprika, grilled on a skewer over the fire. The grated onion keeps the meat moist.

⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

  1. 1
    Mix the ground meat with the onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, paprika, turmeric, olive oil, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.
  2. 2
    Knead the mixture 5 minutes, until smooth and sticky.
    💡Kneading binds the meat, and chilling firms it a little: that way the kebab stays on the skewer and doesn't fall apart over the fire.
  3. 3
    Chill the mixture 30 minutes.
    Refrigerator
  4. 4
    With wet hands, shape the mixture into long logs around skewers.
    Skewers
  5. 5
    Heat a grill hot.
    Charcoal grillorGas grill
  6. 6
    Grill the skewers 4–5 minutes per side, until they are browned outside and done to your liking.
    Tongs
    💡Don't press the meat or flip it more than once: the juices run out and the meat dries out. It releases from the grate once the underside is browned.
  7. 7
    Serve with pita, tahini and a green salad.
577calories
30 gprotein
4 gcarbs
48 gfat
● protein 21%● carbs 3%● fat 76%

Per serving (222 g), of 4 servings

For the Meatball mix ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4)

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Skewers · Also works: Grill basket (Grill basket) · Toothpick (For small bites)
  • Tongs · Also works: Turner (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Pierces the meat)
  • Charcoal grill or Gas grill · one of them

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