Kefta Kebab
Ground-Meat Kebabs
by Paul Delios
Ingredients:
1 pound ground lean beef or lamb
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 medium onion, grated
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
Salt to taste
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight to blend flavors. Preheat the gas grill for 10 to 15 minutes or prepare hot wood coals on barbecue grill.
Using about 1/4 cup mixture for each kebab, mold into a sausage shape tapering the ends around flat metal skewers. This will help to prevent the meat from slipping off skewers during cooking. Moistening your hands with water will help mold the meat mixture onto skewers.
Place skewers on the grill rack 4 inches from heat source. Turn every two minutes in order to brown evenly, 10 to 12 minutes.
