Lamb Shish Kebabs With Cucumber Yogurt Sauce Food

LAMB KEBABS WITH YOGHURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all marinade ingredients together, place in bowl with lamb.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight if possible.
• Grill 10-15 minutes or til cooked as desired.
• Sauce: Mix all ingredients together, serve with lamb.

SHISH KABOB WITH YOGURT SAUCE AND LEMON-OLIVE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high or broiler with oven rack set on second level from the top of oven.
• Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, just eyeball the amount, with spices and grill seasoning in a shallow bowl or dish. Add lamb to seasonings and coat evenly in the mixture. Skewer the meat on metal skewers and let sit for 10 minutes. Cook on a hot grill or under the broiler for 7 to 8 minutes for medium-rare.
• Thread the onions and peppers onto skewers, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on grill or under the broiler for 12 to 15 minutes or until tender.
• Combine yogurt with garlic, mint and parsley.
• In a sauce pot toast pine nuts over medium heat, remove and reserve. Add butter, zest of lemon, and chicken stock to pot and bring to a boil. Stir couscous and olives, cover the pot and remove from heat. Let the couscous stand 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork and toss in the pine nuts.
• Stir the lemon juice into yogurt to thin.
• Serve meat and vegetables with dipping sauce, couscous and toasted pita alongside.

LAMB SHISH KEBAB

Steps:

• Mix all marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Add lamb cubes and marinate for 1 hour or overnight.
• 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.

LAMB KEBABS WITH CORIANDER YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:.
• Mix, then chill and set aside to serve with meat.
• Stir marinade ingredients together, set aside.
• Cube lamb and lay out in shallow dish/pan. Pour marinade over the lamb, and toss to coat.(Or do this in a ziplock baggie.).
• Place in fridge, and let marinate for several hours or overnight.
• Drain the meat, skewer, and grill for about 10 minutes, until browned, turning occasionally.
• Grill lemon wedges at the same time.
• Serve kebabs on a platter, garnished with the grilled lemons and extra rosemary sprigs and the bowl of coriander yogurt sauce for dipping.

LAMB KABOBS WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Pour 1/3 cup marinade into a shallow dish; add lamb and turn to coat. Cover; refrigerate for 15 minutes., Pour 1 tablespoon marinade into a small bowl. Stir in yogurt; cover and refrigerate. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting. Drain and discard marinade from lamb. On two metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread lamb, mushrooms and zucchini., Grill kabobs, covered, over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until lamb reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°), basting frequently with reserved marinade. Serve with couscous and yogurt mixture.

KOFTE KEBABS WITH CUCUMBER MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together yogurt, cucumber, mint, salt, and garlic for the cucumber-mint sauce in a small bowl and keep chilled while preparing kebabs.
• Combine ingredients for kebabs in a bowl and mix together, squeezing with fingers to incorporate until smooth.
• Shape the meat into 8 flat torpedo shapes, about 5-inches long by 2-inches wide.
• Prepare grill or heat skillet.
• Cook kebabs for 6-8 minutes, turning to cook all sides.
• Serve 2 kebabs on each pita or lavash with cucumber-mint sauce.