Khorovats (Lamb Shish Kebab)
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless leg of lamb cubed into 1 inch pieces
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 large garlic peeled and crushed
- 1 teaspoon dry white wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon oregano fresh chopped
- ½ teaspoon rosemary fresh
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 large onions white or yellow peeled and cut into 8 wedges each
- 2 large green peppers cut into 8 pieces each
- 12 medium mushrooms stemmed and cleaned
- 2 large tomatoes cored and cut into 8 wedges
- 8 wooden skewers soaked in water for 30 minutes to prevent burning on the grill.
Instructions
- Place lamb cubes in a large container
- In a medium bowl, mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, wine , bay leaf, salt, pepper, oregano and rosemary.
- Pour marinade over lamb, stir thoroughly, cover and refrigerate at least 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Pre heat your grill to medium high
- Thread separate skewers of lamb, onion green pepper, and mushrooms
- Baste vegetable with some of the reserved marinade.
- Put the lamb and onions first as they will take about 12 minutes to cook, add the green peppers and mushrooms after about 5 minutes and lastely the tomatoes they only take about 3 minutes to cook.
- Remove from grill and skewers, you can re-skewer, alternating the ingrediens or just put the lamb and vegetables on a platter.
- Serve with lavash and Hamim enjoy!