Ground Lamb Kebabs

Name: Ground Lamb Kebabs
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 1 h 8 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon black pepper, or more to taste; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; Cilantro Chutney, for serving; Lemon wedges, for serving (optional); 4 pita breads; Coarse salt, to taste; 1 small red onion or large shallot, very thinly sliced, for serving (optional); 1½ pounds ground lamb; 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro; 2 scallions, trimmed and minced; 1 to 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced; 2 teaspoons peeled, minced fresh ginger; 2 cloves garlic, minced; ½ teaspoon ground coriander

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

1½ pounds ground lamb
3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
2

Americas
United States
Main course

Method

Combine the ground lamb, cilantro, scallions, jalapeño, ginger, garlic, coriander, cumin, pepper, nutmeg, and salt in a large mixing bowl and knead with your fingers to mix. Refrigerate the ground lamb mixture, covered, for 1 hour.
Set up the grill for direct grilling ( for charcoal or for