2020-08-13 / test@t

Lamb shashlik with mint pesto

Shish kebab in the Italian version: pesto "works" with mutton and lamb as well as sacibeli or soy sauce. The sauce at the same time gives the meat freshness, sourness, piquancy and removes its own specific smell, which not everyone likes in lamb.

Lamb shashlik with mint pesto
Ingredients
  • 1 large red onion
  • 30 g mint leaves
  • 30 g basil leaves
  • 30 g parsley leaves
  • 50 g pine nuts
  • 40 g of finely grated Parmesan cheese
  • 18 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 5 g sea salt
  • 34 ml olive oil
  • 4-5 cloves of garlic
  • 15 g sea salt
  • 1 kg boneless lamb (leg)
  • 2 red bell peppers

STEP-BY-STEP COOKING RECIPE

Step 1
For pesto, put all the leaves, nuts, cheese, garlic in a blender bowl. Add lemon juice and beat on impulse, adding olive oil gradually. Transfer the pesto to a bowl, salt and pepper.
Step 2
Cut the meat into cubes of 2-3 cm, salt and pepper. cut the onion and bell pepper into the same pieces. Skewer the meat, alternating between onion and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.
Step 3
Preheat the grill or barbecue grate to medium heat. If using a barbecue, let it burn to gray coals. Grill the kebabs, turning from time to time, for 7-9 minutes.
Step 4
Drizzle over each pesto as you serve, and serve the remaining pesto separately.
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