Armenian Shish Kabob

Description

Mouth watering BBQ/grilled lamb or beef with veggies and spices. Serve with rice pilaf and pita bread.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ⅛ teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 pounds boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 large onions, peeled, cut into 8 wedges each
  • 2 large green bell peppers, cut into 8 wedges each
  • 12 mushrooms, stems removed
  • 2 large tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges

Instructions

  1. Stir together olive oil
  2. lemon juice
  3. wine
  4. and garlic; season with salt
  5. pepper
  6. oregano
  7. rosemary
  8. and bay leaf. Toss lamb with marinade until evenly combined
  9. then pour into a resealable plastic bag
  10. and marinate in refrigerator at least 24 hours.
  11. Position oven rack to its top setting and set oven to broil.
  12. Remove lamb from marinade and thread onto metal skewers; reserve marinade. Thread onion wedges
  13. green peppers
  14. and mushrooms onto separate metal skewers. Brush vegetables with reserved marinade.
  15. Broil the skewers on a broiler pan
  16. turning frequently. Cook onions for 12 minutes
  17. lamb for 10 minutes
  18. green pepper for 7 minutes
  19. and the mushrooms for 3 minutes. Remove from oven
  20. and allow to cool until cool enough to handle.
  21. Remove skewers from ingredients and set aside. Reassemble skewers
  22. alternating lamb
  23. onions
  24. green peppers
  25. mushrooms
  26. and tomatoes. Place onto broiler pan and brush again with marinade. Discard remaining marinade.
  27. Broil skewers again to finish cooking
  28. turning frequently until the lamb is medium-rare and the vegetables begin to blacken in spots
  29. 5 to 7 minutes.

Prep Time: 1 hr

Cook Time: 18 mins

Total Time: 1 day

Servings: 6

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