Saturday, August 23, 2014

Lamb Skewers with Grilled Vegetables

Monday 11 August
Bought a frozen lamb shoulder from Bare's on Saturday, and it took all weekend to defrost and all last night to butcher - thanks, Holt! 
He isolated the tenderest parts and cut them up into cubes for shish kebap/souvlaki tonight, while the rest will go into a stew for our guests on Sunday.
We marinated the lamb in a bag with olive oil, red wine, minced garlic, salt, pepper, dry oregano, and mint leaves, then threaded them onto skewers and grilled.

On the side, we grilled vegetables: banana peppers, red onion, and our own first garden zucchino, again courtesy of Lea and Maggie (plus a purchased friend - one zucchino is not enough for two people).

We served this with a tzaziki of cucumber, drained yogurt, garden dill, and salt, but no garlic!  Untraditional, but there was enough in the lamb marinade to avert all possible vampires.

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