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Lamb Souvlaki
Recipe video above. The bold garlic-oregano Greek marinade works wonders to tenderise and infuse incredible flavour into the lamb! The flavour when this is cooking is out of this world. Eat them straight off the skewer while still hot or bundle up into warm pita bread with fixings.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Marinate lamb:
2
Mix marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add lamb and toss to coat.
3
Marinate in fridge for ⏱️ 12 - 24 hours.
4
Skewer & cook:
5
Skewer - Remove meat from marinade and thread 3 to 4 pieces on each to make 12 skewers, or 5 to make 8 larger skewers (pictured in post).
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Sprinkle the meat with the salt and pepper. (This really makes a difference to the finished dish, better than just in the marinade).
7
Cook - Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large non-stick pan over high heat. Cook half the skewers for ⏱️ 3 minutes, turn then cook the other side for ⏱️ 3 minutes until nicely seared (target internal temp 60°C/140°F for medium rare, optimum juiciness).
8
Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil to keep warm while you cook the remaining skewers.
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BBQ cooking (Note 2):
10
Soak skewers - Soak wood/bamboo skewers in water for ⏱️ 30 minutes if planning to cook on the BBQ (prevents burning). My skewers are 18cm/7” which fit in a pan (stove cooking).
11
Preheat BBQ to medium high. Flat iron hot plate is safer for wooden skewers (so they don't catch fire) else use metal skewers on the grill side.
12
Skewer, oil & season - Skewer per above. Drizzle with the oil (so it doesn't stick to the BBQ) then sprinkle both sides with the salt and pepper.
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BBQ cook for ⏱️ 3 minutes on each side.
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Serve:
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Pile Souvlaki onto a serving platter for DIY wraps with tzatziki (from this recipe), toasted pita bread and Greek salad (chopped small), or shredded lettuce and tomato slices. Else, make plates with lemon rice and a Greek Salad!
Greek salad ((chop small for stuffing) or shredded lettuce and tomato slices)
Nutrition Facts
calories
95 kcal
fat Content
5 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.2 g
sugar Content
0.2 g
sodium Content
227 mg
protein Content
10 g
cholesterol Content
30 mg
carbohydrate Content
1 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
unsaturated Fat Content
4 g
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