Lamb Sweet Potato And Scallion Kebabs Recipes

LAMB, SWEET POTATO, AND SCALLION KEBABS

Steps:

• Pat lamb dry and cut into 36 cubes (each about 3/4 inch) and in a bowl toss with soy sauce, lemon juice, and sugar. Marinate lamb, covered, 1 hour.
• Peel sweet potato and cut into 36 cubes (each about 3/4 inch). In a large saucepan of boiling salted water simmer potato about 4 minutes, or until just tender. In a colander drain potato and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Cut scallions into thirty-six 1/2-inch-long pieces.
• Preheat broiler.
• In a bowl stir together spices and salt. Drain lamb in a colander and pat dry. Add lamb to spices and toss to coat. On each skewer thread, close together and near pointed end of skewer, 1 piece sweet potato, 1 piece lamb, and 1 piece scallion. Arrange kebabs on rack of a broiler pan in 2 rows, covering blunt ends of skewers in each row with a long strip of foil. Broil kebabs about 4 inches from heat, without turning, about 4 minutes, or until lamb is medium-rare.

GRILLED SCALLION LAMB

Steps:

• Cut lamb in 2-inch chunks; you should have about 20 pieces. In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons oil with ginger, five-spice, cumin, pepper, salt, fish sauce, soy sauce and juice of 2 limes. Add lamb, mix to coat well and set aside at room temperature 3 hours.
• Trim scallions of roots and outer layer of white and cut back green so scallions are 6 to 8 inches long. Coat with remaining oil and set aside. Light grill. Thread meat on long skewers, alternating each chunk of meat with a scallion by running skewers through the center of the scallions crosswise so the scallions stick out on either side of the skewer. Brush meat and scallions with some of remaining marinade.
• Grill skewers of meat and scallions close to your source of heat, basting occasionally with marinade. Turn skewers once or twice, about 5 minutes per side, depending on the heat of the grill, until lamb is medium-rare and scallions are lightly charred. Arrange skewers on a platter and serve with wedges of remaining lime.

LAMB AND SWEET POTATO STEW

Steps:

• In a bowl toss lamb with flour and salt and pepper to taste. In a 10-inch skillet heat oil over moderately high heat and sauté garlic, stirring, 1 minute. Add lamb and brown, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add wine and boil 1 minute. Add water and cinnamon stick and scatter sweet potato on top. Simmer stew, covered, about 30 minutes, or until lamb is tender, and season with salt and pepper.