Barberian's
Shish Kabob
Chef Harry Barberian
Ingredients:
1/4 cup
Ontario Pinot Noir wine 60 ml
1/4 cup tomato juice 60 ml
1/4 cup olive oil 60 ml
4 garlic cloves crushed
1 tsp dried oregano 5 ml
½ tsp black pepper 2 ml
1/4 cup parsley chopped 50 ml
4 ½ lb. leg of lamb 2 kg
3 medium onions
2 green peppers quartered
2 red peppers quartered
4 firm tomatoes quartered
1 tsp parsley chopped 5 ml
2 tsp Sumac 10 ml
(or squeezed lemon to taste)
salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
Bone leg of lamb, remove gristle, cut into 1 ½" cubes (you should
have 2 lb. of cubed lamb.) Quarter onions. In a glass, porcelain or enamel
bowl or container, combine the first seven ingredients. Add onions & lamb,
cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Remove from refrigerator and add
green and red peppers to the marinade and bring to room temperature. Ten minutes
before assembly (on the skewer) add tomatoes to the marinade. One 4 large
skewers or ornamental grill "swords" skewer lamb, onions, peppers
and tomatoes, alternating for colour and keeping the tomatoes closest to the
handle for slowest cooking (8 oz meat per serving). Grill over charcoal 10-15
minutes, turning frequently until lamb is firm, browned but still pink on
the inside and vegetables are "roasted." Combine onions, parsley,
salt & pepper, sumac (or lemon juice) and let sit for a few minutes. Serve
kabobs on this bed of finely sliced onions, chopped parsley and sumac combination.
Recommended
wine selection...Chateau des Charmes Estate - Pinot Noir