Lamb skewers are perfect party finger food!
Ingredients
- 500 g diced shoulder of lamb
- peanut oil
- salt, pepper, cumin
- 400 g shallots
- 100 g mushrooms
- 2 red peppers
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 kg potatoes
- 1 teapoon of paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 3 crushed garlic cloves
- splash of olive oil
- chopped fresh coriander
- pinch of saffron
- 4 eggs
- little flour
- salt
- oil for frying
- metal or wooden skewers
Method
- Begin by mixing the lamb in a large bowl with peanut oil, crushed garlic, tablespoon of cumin, salt and pepper. Leave to marinate for 2 hours.
- Cook the potatoes until done, leave to cool, then peel and crush in a bowl. Add the ingredients -paprika, cumin, garlic, the beaten eggs, olive oil, coriander, saffron and flour to bind. Roll into little balls or quenelle with a spoon and fry in boiling oil until golden.
- Meanwhile skewer the meat alternating the cubed of meet with the shallots sliced in half, diced peppers and mushrooms if desired.
- Grill on a high heat (or barbecue) and serve with the potatoes.
- If using wooden skewers plunge these in water first before putting the meat and other ingredients on them.
