Liula-kebab
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | pounds | Lean ground lamb |
| 12 | tablespoons | Mint leaves (fresh) or- |
| 6 | tablespoons | Dried mint leaves |
| 4 | teaspoons | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Onion chopped fine |
| 12 | Scallions, chopped | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Black pepper ground |
| 2 | Garlic cloves minced | |
| ½ | tablespoon | Ginger ground |
| 1 | tablespoon | Red pepper flakes |
Directions
Make a layer of charcoal that has burned to a grey, hot coal. Mix in a large bowl the lamb & other ingredients. Beat with a wooden spoon until mixture is smooth. Form this mixture into "sausages" approx 3" long & 2" in diameter. Thread these "sausages" onto wooden skewers leaving a 1" space between the "sausages" then grill until done over the coals, usually about 12-15 minutes. ORIGIN: Galina Nuradisha, Hotel Ashkabad, Tashkent, Uzbekistan