Name: An Arab Version of Lamb on Skewers (Lahm Mashwi)
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 pounds lean lamb, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 18 cherry tomatoes; ½ cup olive oil; Juice of 2 lemons; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint; 1 tablespoon salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 18 mushroom caps; 18 small onions

Preparation info

6
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

About

Ingredients

3 pounds lean lamb, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Method

Put the lamb cubes in a large mixing bowl and add the salt, pepper to taste, thyme, mint, oil and lemon juice. Let stand for three hours, turning occasionally to marinate well.
Arrange the meat on six skewers, alternating each cube with a cherry tomato, onion and mushroom cap.
Grill the meat over charcoal or in an oven broiler three