All Easy Recipes. Cook all that you can cook. Georgian Skewered Lamb
(Shashlyk)
 
What You Need:            (To Serve: 4)
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  • 1 large onion, peeled and finely grated
  • 1 tablespoon strained fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds boneless leg or shoulder of lamb, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1 - to 1½ - inch cubes
  • 2 medium onions, cut into ¼ - inch-thick chunks

    GARNISH
  • 2 medium firm, ripe tomatoes, cut into eighths
  • 10 scallions, trimmed
  • 1 lemon, quartered

  • How To Cook:
    1. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the grated onion, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

    2. Add the meat and let it marinate for at least 3 hours at room temperature, tossing it about in the marinade every hour or so to keep the pieces well moistened.

    3. Light a layer of coals in a charcoal broiler and burn until a white ash appears on the surface, or preheat your kitchen broiler to its highest point.

    4. String the cubes of lamb tightly on 4 long skewers, alternating the lamb with the chunks of onion; press them firmly together.

    5. Broil 4 inches from the source of heat, turning the skewers occasionally, until the lamb is done to your taste and the onions are brown.

    6. For pink lamb, allow about 10 minutes; for well-done lamb, more typical of Georgian cooking, allow about 15 minutes.

    7. Slide the lamb and onions off the skewers onto heated individual plates, and serve with the raw tomatoes, scallions and lemon quarters.


     
     
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